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Review
. 2007;11(4):221.
doi: 10.1186/cc5938.

Year in review 2006: Critical Care--Multiple organ failure, sepsis, and shock

Vladislava Simkova  1 , Katja Baumgart, Peter Radermacher, Eberhard Barth, Enrico Calzia
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Review

Year in review 2006: Critical Care--Multiple organ failure, sepsis, and shock

Vladislava Simkova et al. Crit Care. 2007.

Abstract

In 2006, Critical Care provided important and clinically relevant research data in the field of multiple organ failure, sepsis, and shock. This review summarizes the results of the experimental studies and clinical trials and discusses them in the context of the relevant scientific and clinical background.

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