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Minerva Anestesiologica 2008 September;74(9):507

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language: English

My brother has severe sepsis. Should he receive selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD)?

Viviani M. ¹, Silvestri L. ², Van Saene H. K. F. ³, Zandstra D. F. ⁴, Berlot G. ¹, Gullo A. ⁵

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy; ² Department of Emergency, Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Presidio Ospedaliero, Gorizia, Italy; ³ Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; ⁴ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ⁵ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Italy