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Recommendations for ulcer prophylaxis in the treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: a dog chasing its tail?

Authors: Francesca Rubulotta, Antonino Gullo, Fulvio Iscra

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2007

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The guidelines for the treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, presented in 2004, take into consideration the problem of gastro-protective treatments [1]. …

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Title: Recommendations for ulcer prophylaxis in the treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: a dog chasing its tail?
Authors: Francesca Rubulotta
Antonino Gullo
Fulvio Iscra
Publication date: 01-04-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0551-0

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