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Open Access 01-12-2022 | Letter to the Editor

Intensive care unit-to-unit capacity transfers are associated with increased mortality: no hasty conclusions in the event of a crisis

Authors: Benoit Painvin, Stephan Ehrmann, Arnaud W. Thille, Jean-Marc Tadié

Published in: Annals of Intensive Care | Issue 1/2022

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Title: Intensive care unit-to-unit capacity transfers are associated with increased mortality: no hasty conclusions in the event of a crisis
Authors: Benoit Painvin
Stephan Ehrmann
Arnaud W. Thille
Jean-Marc Tadié
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Annals of Intensive Care / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 2110-5820
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-022-01031-7

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