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Haemodynamic improvement in refractory septic shock with cortisol replacement therapy

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Briegel, J. Haemodynamic improvement in refractory septic shock with cortisol replacement therapy. Intensive Care Med 18, 318 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706486

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