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Sepsis update: management of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department after the withdrawal of Xigris

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Robert S. Green ,
Dennis Djogovic  and
Daniel Howes
Robert S. Green*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre, Capital Health, and Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Dennis Djogovic
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Daniel Howes
Affiliation:
Division of Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, and Kingston Resuscitation Institute, Kingston, ON
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Room 377 Bethune Building, 1276 South Park Street, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9; Dr.Robert.Green@dal.ca.

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Keywords

guidlinesserve sepsisXigvis
Type
Editorial/Commentary
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 5 , September 2012 , pp. 265 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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