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. 2021 Aug 1;49(8):e795-e796.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004999.

Questioning the Futility of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019

David E Leaf  1 , Salim S Hayek  2
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Questioning the Futility of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019

David E Leaf et al. Crit Care Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Leaf is supported by the National Institute of Health grants R01HL144566 and R01DK125786. Dr. Hayek is supported by R01HL153384 and the Frankel Cardiovascular Center coronavirus disease 2019: Impact Research Ignitor (U-M G024231) award.

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  • The authors reply.
    Shah P, Olarewaju A. Shah P, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Aug 1;49(8):e796-e797. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005135. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 34034300 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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