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Can (hyperbaric) oxygen turn off the motor of multiorgan dysfunction?

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  1. Sektion Anästhesiologische Pathophysiologie und Verfahrensentwicklung, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    Sükrü Öter, Peter Radermacher & Martin Matejovic

  2. Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Fizyoloji Anabilim Dali, Ankara, Turkey

    Sükrü Öter

  3. ICU, 1st Medical Dept., Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Alej svobody 80, 30460, Plzen, Czech Republic

    Martin Matejovic

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This work was supported by a research grant MSM 0021620819 (replacement of and support to some vital organs). M.M. received a research fellowship from the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung, and S.Ö. was supported by an educational grant from the Turkish Air Force.

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Öter, S., Radermacher, P. & Matejovic, M. Can (hyperbaric) oxygen turn off the motor of multiorgan dysfunction?. Intensive Care Med 32, 1694–1696 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0379-z

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