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. 2023 Apr;49(4):440-443.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07015-w. Epub 2023 Mar 24.

Create intensive care green teams, there is no time to waste

Louise Trent  1 , Joanna Law  2 , David Grimaldi  3   4
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Create intensive care green teams, there is no time to waste

Louise Trent et al. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Apr.
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Conflict of interest statement

DG received consulting fees from Transgene SA France. LT is an ANZICS Safety and Quality committee member, an author of ANZICS Beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU, and Australian and NZ CICM (College of Intensive Care Medicine) environmental sustainability special interest group co-chair- unpaid roles.

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