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Point of care ultrasound for sepsis management in resource-limited settings: time for a new paradigm for global health care

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  1. 1st Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Gabriele Via

  2. Intensive Care Unit “G. Bozza”, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Enrico Storti

  3. Human Development and Capability Association, Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI, USA

    Alberta Spreafico

  4. Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Lawrence Melniker

  5. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA

    Lawrence Melniker

  6. AREU EMS Public Regional Company, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Luca Neri

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Via, G., Storti, E., Spreafico, A. et al. Point of care ultrasound for sepsis management in resource-limited settings: time for a new paradigm for global health care. Intensive Care Med 38, 1405–1407 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2606-0

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