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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):490-491.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2438ED.

Ventilator Sharing during Shortages. A Siren's Song?

Jordi Mancebo  1 , Jean-Christophe Richard  2 , Laurent Brochard  3   4
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Editorial

Ventilator Sharing during Shortages. A Siren's Song?

Jordi Mancebo et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Ventilator Sharing during an Acute Shortage Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Beitler JR, Mittel AM, Kallet R, Kacmarek R, Hess D, Branson R, Olson M, Garcia I, Powell B, Wang DS, Hastie J, Panzer O, Brodie D, Hill LL, Thompson BT. Beitler JR, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):600-604. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202005-1586LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32515988 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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