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    Fernando G. Zampieri

  2. Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  3. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, 2-124E Clinical Sciences Building, 8440-112 St NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G2B7, Canada

    Sean M. Bagshaw

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Zampieri, F.G., Lone, N.I. & Bagshaw, S.M. Admission to intensive care unit after major surgery. Intensive Care Med 49, 575–578 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07026-7

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