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. 2020 May 28;24(1):269.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02997-1.

Recommendations for the use of vascular access in the COVID-19 patients: an Italian perspective

Mauro Pittiruti  1 , Fulvio Pinelli  2 ; GAVeCeLT Working Group for Vascular Access in COVID-19
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Recommendations for the use of vascular access in the COVID-19 patients: an Italian perspective

Mauro Pittiruti et al. Crit Care. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; Central venous catheters; Vascular access devices.

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None of the authors have any conflict of interests to disclose.

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