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  3. Emergency Department and Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Presidio Ospedaliero of Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy

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Iscra, F., Randino, A. (2005). SIRS/Sepsis: Metabolic and Nutritional Changes and Treatment. In: van Saene, H.K.F., De La Cal, M.A., Silvestri, L. (eds) Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano . https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0361-X_25

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