Principles of Sedation

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Kamat P, Hebbar K, Stockwell J, Gillespie S, Fortenberry J, Cravero JP. Pediatric Critical Care Physician-Administered Procedural Sedation Using Propofol: A Report from The Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium Database Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Jan;16(1):11-20.

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