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Original Research

Potential mortality and cost reduction in adult severe sepsis and septic shock through the use of an innovative fluid delivery device

Elizabeth A Brooks1 Health Economics, TTi Health Research and Economics, Hampstead, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark Piehl2 410 Medical, Durham, NC, USA;3 Pediatric Critical Care, WakeMed Childrenߣs Hospital, Raleigh, NC, USA;4 Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Pages 165-170 | Published online: 26 Oct 2018

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