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Lactic acidosis: An early marker of propofol infusion syndrome?

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Marc Koch, Daniel De Backer & Jean-Louis Vincent

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Koch, M., Backer, D.D. & Vincent, JL. Lactic acidosis: An early marker of propofol infusion syndrome?. Intensive Care Med 30, 522 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-2130-3

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