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. 2021 Jan 1;49(1):e109-e110.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004686.

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Versus Central Venous Catheter: It Is Time to Use Different Approaches and Metrics for a More Useful Comparison

Daniel Arcoverde de Sousa  1   2 , Andrea Beolchi Spessoto  1
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Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Versus Central Venous Catheter: It Is Time to Use Different Approaches and Metrics for a More Useful Comparison

Daniel Arcoverde de Sousa et al. Crit Care Med. .
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  • The authors reply.
    Hanson SJ, Patel N, Petersen TL, Feng M, Simpson PM. Hanson SJ, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 1;49(1):e111-e112. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004721. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33337753 No abstract available.

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