Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 60-68 , February 2003

Efficacy and safety of remifentanil in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A randomized, double-blind dose comparison study

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☆ Supported by a research grant from GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to F.E. Geisler, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology, Ignatius Ziekenhuis Breda, Postbox 90158, 4800 RK Breda, The Netherlands.

PII: S1053-0770(02)47711-7

doi: 10.1053/jcan.2003.11

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 60-68 , February 2003

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