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Methodische Schwächen und Fehler bei der Datenextraktion führen zu einer erheblichen Unterschätzung der Sterblichkeit bei Sepsis und septischem Schock in Deutschland

Methodological weaknesses and errors in the data extraction lead to a substantial underestimation of the mortality of sepsis and septic shock in Germany

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Reinhart, K. Methodische Schwächen und Fehler bei der Datenextraktion führen zu einer erheblichen Unterschätzung der Sterblichkeit bei Sepsis und septischem Schock in Deutschland. Anaesthesist 70, 683–685 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00101-021-00988-7

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