Early neuromuscular blockade in acute respiratory distress syndrome: to personalize or paralyze?

J Thorac Dis

University Hospitals of Leicester, National Health Services Trust, Departments of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.

Published: December 2019

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