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Isoflurane for Life-Threatening Bronchospasm: A 15-Year Single-Center Experience

David A Turner, David Heitz, Mehrengise K Cooper, P Brian Smith, John H Arnold and Scot T Bateman
Respiratory Care November 2012, 57 (11) 1857-1864; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01605
David A Turner
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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David Heitz
Respiratory Care Services, Children's Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Mehrengise K Cooper
Paediatrics Services, Saint Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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P Brian Smith
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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John H Arnold
Department of Anesthesia (Pediatrics), Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Scot T Bateman
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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