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Why we need guidelines and recommendations for research on intra-abdominal hypertension

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, ZNA Stuivenberg, Lange Beeldekensstraat 267, 2060, Antwerpen, Belgium

    Manu L. N. G. Malbrain & Inneke De laet

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Malbrain, M.L.N.G., De laet, I. Why we need guidelines and recommendations for research on intra-abdominal hypertension. Intensive Care Med 36, 183–184 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1677-z

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