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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;48(8):1241-1242.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004435.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Triage Teams: Death by Numbers

Joel Zivot  1
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Editorial

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Triage Teams: Death by Numbers

Joel Zivot. Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Zivot has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

Comment in

  • Crisis Level ICU Triage Is About Saving Lives.
    Sprung CL, Joynt GM, Christian MD, Truog RD, Rello J, Nates JL. Sprung CL, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 1;49(1):e102-e103. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004671. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33337749 No abstract available.
  • The author replies.
    Zivot JB. Zivot JB. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 1;49(1):e104. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004720. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33337750 No abstract available.

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