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Editorial
. 2012 Nov;40(11):3090-2.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31826536b7.

Resolving conflicting comparative effectiveness research in critical care*

Christopher W Seymour, Jeremy M Kahn
Editorial

Resolving conflicting comparative effectiveness research in critical care*

Christopher W Seymour et al. Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Comment on

  • Activated protein C and septic shock: a propensity-matched cohort study*.
    Rimmer E, Kumar A, Doucette S, Marshall J, Dial S, Gurka D, Dellinger RP, Sharma S, Penner C, Kramer A, Wood K, Ronald J, Kumar A, Turgeon AF, Houston DS, Zarychanski R; Co-operative Antimicrobial Therapy of Septic Shock (CATSS) Database Research Group. Rimmer E, et al. Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov;40(11):2974-81. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31825fd6d9. Crit Care Med. 2012. PMID: 22932397

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