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Comment
. 2018 Jun;7(3):227-228.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2018.06.07.

Fluids in abdominal surgery: what is the goal?

Oliver S Eng  1
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Comment

Fluids in abdominal surgery: what is the goal?

Oliver S Eng. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2018 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Restrictive versus Liberal Fluid Therapy for Major Abdominal Surgery.
    Myles PS, Bellomo R, Corcoran T, Forbes A, Peyton P, Story D, Christophi C, Leslie K, McGuinness S, Parke R, Serpell J, Chan MTV, Painter T, McCluskey S, Minto G, Wallace S; Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Clinical Trials Network and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. Myles PS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 14;378(24):2263-2274. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1801601. Epub 2018 May 9. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29742967 Clinical Trial.

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