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Editorial
. 2015 Oct;43(10):2263-4.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001234.

A Few Milliliters of Prevention: Lung-Protective Ventilation Decreases Pulmonary Complications

Ogbonna C Ogbu  1 , Greg S Martin, David J Murphy
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Editorial

A Few Milliliters of Prevention: Lung-Protective Ventilation Decreases Pulmonary Complications

Ogbonna C Ogbu et al. Crit Care Med. 2015 Oct.
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