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Carbon dioxide and tissue oxygenation: is there sufficient evidence to support application of hypercapnia for hemodynamic stability and better tissue perfusion in sepsis?

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Akça, O. Carbon dioxide and tissue oxygenation: is there sufficient evidence to support application of hypercapnia for hemodynamic stability and better tissue perfusion in sepsis?. Intensive Care Med 34, 1752–1754 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1184-7

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