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. 2018 Nov 1;22(1):288.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2225-4.

Angiotensin in ECMO patients with refractory shock

Marlies Ostermann  1 , David W Boldt  2 , Michael D Harper  3 , George W Lim  2 , Kyle Gunnerson  4
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Angiotensin in ECMO patients with refractory shock

Marlies Ostermann et al. Crit Care. .
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The case series includes patients who participated in the ATHOS-3 study or received angiotensin II in the context of a compassionate treatment program. The ATHOS-3 study was fully approved by an independent research ethics committee.

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As part of the ATHOS-3 study, patients gave consent for their data and results to be published in an anonymized format.

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