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. 2020 Aug;46(8):1597-1599.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06089-0. Epub 2020 May 26.

ICU beds: less is more? No

Dylan W de Lange  1 , Marcio Soares  2   3 , David Pilcher  4   5   6
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ICU beds: less is more? No

Dylan W de Lange et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr de Lange and Dr Pilcher has no conflicts to declare. Dr. Soares is founder and equity shareholder of Epimed Solutions®, which commercializes the Epimed Monitor System®, a cloud-based software for ICU management and benchmarking.

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