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Extracorporeal life support for refractory cardiac arrest: what is a good outcome?

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, Milan, 20132, Italy

    Giulia Maj, Marina Pieri, Giulio Melisurgo & Federico Pappalardo

  2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

    Michele De Bonis

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Maj, G., De Bonis, M., Pieri, M. et al. Extracorporeal life support for refractory cardiac arrest: what is a good outcome?. Intensive Care Med 38, 2083–2085 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2674-1

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