Acute Crit Care.  2024 Nov;39(4):640-642. 10.4266/acc.2024.01256.

The efficacy of intensivist-led closed-system intensive care units in improving outcomes for cancer patients requiring emergent surgical intervention

• Kim EY

• KMID: 2563553
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2024.01256

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