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Sepsis redefined by joint U.S.-European critical care task force

Publish date: February 23, 2016

 

AT THE CRITICAL CARE CONGRESS

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Multiple task force members reported relationships with pharmaceutical companies. The work of the task force was supported in part by grants from SCCM and ESICM.

The guidelines and accompanying information are available at www.sccm.org/sepsisredefined.

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