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01-04-2008 | Correspondence

The new Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommendations on glucose control: reply to Schultz et al.

Authors: B. Taylor Thompson, Terry P. Clemmer, Tom Ahrens, Mitchell M. Levy, Jean-Louis Vincent, R. Phillip Dellinger

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2008

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Sir: We appreciate the compliments from Dr. Schultz and colleagues and join them in their hopes that the Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommendations will continue to be an important tool for improving care of septic patients globally. …

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Title: The new Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommendations on glucose control: reply to Schultz et al.
Authors: B. Taylor Thompson
Terry P. Clemmer
Tom Ahrens
Mitchell M. Levy
Jean-Louis Vincent
R. Phillip Dellinger
Publication date: 01-04-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1028-5

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