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Treatment with recombinant human activated protein C obviates additional anticoagulation during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with severe sepsis

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de Pont, A.C.J.M., Bouman, C.S.C., de Jonge, E. et al. Treatment with recombinant human activated protein C obviates additional anticoagulation during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with severe sepsis. Intensive Care Med 29, 1205 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1781-4

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