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Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Pulmonary Sepsis

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In everyday practice the physician must perform procedures to clarify the diagnosis of an ill patient. When dealing with patients with more complex pathologies, it is necessary to be more cautious in the method to be used, for cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness variables must be taken into account.

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  1. Fidel Camacho Duran
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Universidad del Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia

    Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz MD (Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) (Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)

  2. Fundacion Clinica Shaio, Bogotá, Colombia

    Marco A. Perafán MD (Professor of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine) (Professor of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine)

  3. Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Eugen Faist MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Duran, F.C., Gonzalez, M. (2004). Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Pulmonary Sepsis. In: Ortiz-Ruiz, G., Perafán, M.A., Faist, E. (eds) Sepsis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3824-7_7

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