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Ceremonial purification: which rite is right in liver failure? Author’s reply

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  1. AP-HP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Hepato-Biliary Center and Liver Transplant ICU, University Paris Saclay, INSERM Unit N°1193, Villejuif, France

    Faouzi Saliba

  2. Saint Eloi Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Montpellier University and Montpellier University Health Care Center, Montpellier, France

    Samir Jaber

  3. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Regional University. Hospital of Montpellier, St-Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Samir Jaber

  4. Département d’Anesthésie Réanimation B (DAR B), 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier, France

    Samir Jaber

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Saliba, F., Jaber, S. Ceremonial purification: which rite is right in liver failure? Author’s reply. Intensive Care Med 49, 367–368 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-022-06971-z

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