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Comment
. 2023 Oct:77:154345.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154345. Epub 2023 May 25.

The standard of care is standard for a reason: Commentary on "Optimal dosing of heparin for prophylactic anticoagulation in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials"

Victoria Milano  1 , Jacob Hurt  1 , Nathan D Nielsen  2
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The standard of care is standard for a reason: Commentary on "Optimal dosing of heparin for prophylactic anticoagulation in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials"

Victoria Milano et al. J Crit Care. 2023 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Anticoagulants; COVID-19; Coagulation; Critical illness; Drug dosing.

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Declaration of Competing Interest None of the authors have financial or intellectual conflicts of interest to disclose regarding this topic or material.

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