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Continuous terlipressin infusion in patients with persistent septic shock and cirrhosis of the liver

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Umgelter, A., Reindl, W., Schmid, R.M. et al. Continuous terlipressin infusion in patients with persistent septic shock and cirrhosis of the liver. Intensive Care Med 34, 390–391 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0877-7

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