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Editorial
. 2014 Feb;40(2):269-271.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-013-3155-x. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Prognostic factors for mortality in (fecal) peritonitis: back to the roots!

Christian Eckmann  1 , Matteo Bassetti  2
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Editorial

Prognostic factors for mortality in (fecal) peritonitis: back to the roots!

Christian Eckmann et al. Intensive Care Med. 2014 Feb.
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