Brief ReportsTorsades de Pointes Associated With Intravenous Haloperidol in Critically Ill Patients
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment:
We are indebted to Sidney Goldstein, MD, and Robert G. Narins, MD, for their critical review of the report.
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