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Intra-abdominal pressure: time for clinical practice guidelines?

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Sugrue, M. Intra-abdominal pressure: time for clinical practice guidelines?. Intensive Care Med 28, 389–391 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-002-1253-2

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