Use of dexmedetomidine in a cardiac intensive care unit.

J Clin Anesth

Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de investigación Biomédica Gregorio Marañón, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Published: February 2018

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