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Comment
. 2022 Feb;27(2):107-108.
doi: 10.1111/resp.14193. Epub 2021 Dec 5.

COVID-19 and critical care capacity: Can we mitigate demand?

Matthew Byrne  1 , Timothy E Scott  2 , Jonathan Sinclair  3 , Nachiappan Chockalingam  4
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COVID-19 and critical care capacity: Can we mitigate demand?

Matthew Byrne et al. Respirology. 2022 Feb.
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Keywords: COVID-19; ROX score; SARS-CoV-2; intubation; ventilation.

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