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Continuous terlipressin infusion in patients with septic shock: less may be best, and the earlier the better?

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  1. Via B. Oriani 2, 00197, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Morelli

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Morelli

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

    Christian Ertmer, Matthias Lange & Martin Westphal

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This study was performed in the Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and funded by an independent research grant from the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.

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Morelli, A., Ertmer, C., Lange, M. et al. Continuous terlipressin infusion in patients with septic shock: less may be best, and the earlier the better?. Intensive Care Med 33, 1669–1670 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0676-1

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