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01-08-2020 | Less is more in intensive care

ICU beds: less is more? No

Authors: Dylan W. de Lange, Marcio Soares, David Pilcher

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 8/2020

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I have seen the future and it is very much like the present, only longer

(Kehlog Albran)

If we want to predict the future, we have to look at the past and the present. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for intensive care unit (ICU) beds in an unprecendented manner. However, the reasons why we need more ICU beds are not new. …

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Title: ICU beds: less is more? No
Authors: Dylan W. de Lange
Marcio Soares
David Pilcher
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06089-0

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