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Early goal-directed therapy: on terminal life support?☆

Paul E. Marik
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  • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA

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  • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA

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  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2009.11.014

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      ☆Conflict of interest: The authors have no financial interest in any of the products mentioned in this paper.

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