Do we really need more intensive care unit beds?

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Waseem Zakaria Aziz Zakhary et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;4(18):356.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.07.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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