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Anesthesia

An algorithm for the sedation of patients with obstructive sleep apnea by non-anesthesiologists

Richard M. Pinoa Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter F. Dunna Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Robert M. Kacmareka Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Ruth J. Bryanb Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Luca M. Bigatelloa Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;c Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Pages 531-534 | Received 23 Aug 2020, Accepted 31 Jan 2021, Published online: 24 Feb 2021

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