ANAESTHESIOLOGY - GENERAL ANAESTHESIA / LETTER TO EDITOR
Shock in the post-operative ICU: the etomidate enigma
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Department of Anaesthesiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India
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Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India
Submission date: 2024-02-25
Final revision date: 2024-08-21
Acceptance date: 2025-01-19
Publication date: 2025-07-04
Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2025;57(1):136-138
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