Dexmedetomidine for the Difficult to Sedate PICU Patient: A Case Series
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Cite this article: Sciandra DA, Joshi P, Heard C (2017) Dexmedetomidine for the Difficult to Sedate PICU Patient: A Case Series. Int J Clin Anesthesiol 5(4): 1077. *Corresponding author Deborah A. Sciandra, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY, 14222, USA, Tel: 716 878 7442; 716 418 6300; Fax: 716 878 710; Email:
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