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Dexmedetomidine on supraventricular tachycardia in critical illness: a time-dependent propensity score matching study

Qiaonan Zhong1, Marin H Kollef2, Patrick G Lyons3

  • 1Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Ave, MSC 8052-43-14, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. q.zhong@wustl.edu.

Critical Care (London, England)
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PubMed
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Keywords:
Anti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial fibrillationCritically IllDexmedetomidineSedativesSupraventricular tachycardia

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