Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Page 163 , January 2009

Remifentanil for Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department

  • W. James Phillips, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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  • John Halpin, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Jonathan Jones, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • ,
  • Kendall McKenzie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.08.011

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Page 163 , January 2009

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