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  1. Department of Intensive Care, CHIREC Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe 201, 1160, Brussels, Belgium

    Daniel De Backer

  2. Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Ludhmila Hajjar

  3. Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation DMU 4 CORREVE, Inserm UMR S_999, AP-HPHôpital de Bicêtre FHU SEPSIS, CARMAS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

    Xavier Monnet

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De Backer, D., Hajjar, L. & Monnet, X. Vasoconstriction in septic shock. Intensive Care Med 50, 459–462 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07332-8

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