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Is dexmedetomidine or remifentanil alone an optimal sedation scheme for awake intubation?

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450003, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Jia Qiang Zhang & Fan Min Meng

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba-Da-Chu Road, Shi-Jing-Shan District, 100144, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Fu Shan Xue

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Zhang, J.Q., Meng, F.M. & Xue, F.S. Is dexmedetomidine or remifentanil alone an optimal sedation scheme for awake intubation?. J Anesth 27, 627–628 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-013-1560-5

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