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Etomidate and RSI: How important is post-intubation hypotension?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Rob Green*
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, CAEP Critical Care Committee

Abstract

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Type
Letters • Courrier
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2007

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