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Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose? Author’s reply

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The trial referenced in this letter (NCT02643381, UTSW IRB STU022015-023) received contingent Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval on 28 October 2015, and full approval on 30 November 2015. Continuing Reviews were completed and approved on 19 August 2016, 3 August 2017, 26 July 2018, 7 August 2019, and 7 August 2020. PI Data statement: the study PI (Matchett) is responsible for the veracity of all study data and all aspects of this manuscript.

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Matchett, G., Gasanova, I., Riccio, C.A. et al. Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose? Author’s reply. Intensive Care Med 48, 634–635 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-022-06671-8

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