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Can inferior vena cava saturations be used instead of ScvO₂ in children with septic shock?

Authors: Jhuma Sankar, Amlin Shukla, Nandkishore Dubey, M. Jeeva Sankar

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 6/2015

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Title: Can inferior vena cava saturations be used instead of ScvO2 in children with septic shock?
Authors: Jhuma Sankar
Amlin Shukla
Nandkishore Dubey
M. Jeeva Sankar
Publication date: 01-06-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3783-4

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