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Is 6% tetrastarch 130kDa (hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 or 130/0.42) suitable for severe sepsis?

Amit Patel1, Stephen J Brett

  • 1Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. amit.patel@imperial.ac.uk

British Journal of Hospital Medicine (London, England : 2005)
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