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Editorial
. 2020 Sep;24(9):746-747.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23582.

VEXUS-The Third Eye for the Intensivist?

Sachin Gupta  1 , Deeksha S Tomar  1
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Editorial

VEXUS-The Third Eye for the Intensivist?

Sachin Gupta et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Gupta S, Tomar DS. VEXUS-The Third Eye for the Intensivist? Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(9):746-747.

Keywords: Fluid responsiveness; Point-of-care ultrasound; Shock; Venous excess ultrasound score.

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