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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1715-E1718.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.82.

Prevention of organ dysfunction in septic shock: still looking for an effective treatment

Giovanni Landoni  1 , Alessandro Belletti  2 , Alessandro Putzu  3 , Alberto Zangrillo  1
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Editorial

Prevention of organ dysfunction in septic shock: still looking for an effective treatment

Giovanni Landoni et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

G Landoni acknowledges receiving speaker fees from Abbvie, Orion, and Tenax. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Levosimendan for the Prevention of Acute Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis.
    Gordon AC, Perkins GD, Singer M, McAuley DF, Orme RM, Santhakumaran S, Mason AJ, Cross M, Al-Beidh F, Best-Lane J, Brealey D, Nutt CL, McNamee JJ, Reschreiter H, Breen A, Liu KD, Ashby D. Gordon AC, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Oct 27;375(17):1638-1648. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1609409. Epub 2016 Oct 5. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27705084

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