Sedation targets in the ICU: thinking beyond protocols.

Lancet Respir Med

Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Mulher, Salvador, Brazil; Programa de Pós Graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

Published: October 2024

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