A pivotal trial of fluid therapy for major abdominal surgery: Need and equipoise

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-280

  Myles, Paul S ^a,b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; EQUIPOISE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE IV AS TOPIC; CRITICAL CARE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIPOISE;

EID: 84857081140     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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