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. 2021 Jun 1;49(6):e656-e657.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004930.

Less Lumping and More Splitting: Why We Should Not Call COVID Sepsis

David A Oxman  1
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Less Lumping and More Splitting: Why We Should Not Call COVID Sepsis

David A Oxman. Crit Care Med. .
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  • The authors reply.
    Shappell CN, Klompas M, Rhee C. Shappell CN, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun 1;49(6):e657-e658. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004981. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 34011840 No abstract available.

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