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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;48(11):1698-1699.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004587.

Just What in the Heck Is a "Prolonged Time" on Mechanical Ventilation?

Andrew A Kramer  1
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Editorial

Just What in the Heck Is a "Prolonged Time" on Mechanical Ventilation?

Andrew A Kramer. Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov.
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