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Should we ban the use of colloids in patients with head injury?

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Payen, JF., Vigue, B., Audibert, G. et al. Should we ban the use of colloids in patients with head injury?. Intensive Care Med 38, 1561–1562 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2640-y

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