Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 435-438 , September 2009

Dexmedetomidine/ketamine for diagnostic cardiac catheterization in a child with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

Received 30 October 2007 ,Revised 29 September 2008 ,Accepted 7 October 2008.

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PII: S0952-8180(09)00179-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.10.013

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 435-438 , September 2009

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