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Polymyxin B hemoperfusion in septic shock: just look at the evidence!

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MA, SLC, and CR received an unrestricted research grant from ESTOR s.p.a. that funded part of the EUPHAS study published in the JAMA, and MA is a member of the steering committee of the EUPHRATES study.

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Antonelli, M., Cutuli, S.L. & Ronco, C. Polymyxin B hemoperfusion in septic shock: just look at the evidence!. Intensive Care Med 41, 1731–1732 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3931-x

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