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Comments on: Methylene blue? Therapeutic alternative in the management of septic shock refractory to norepinephrine

  • Alberto Pasqualucci1,2
  • Filomena Puntillo3
  • Giustino Varrassi4

1Department of Surgical and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, 6100 Perugia, Italy

2Rashid Hospital, Trauma and Emergency Center, Dubai Health Autority, 4545 Dubai, UAE

3Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy

4Paolo Procacci Foundation, Via Tacito 7, 00193 Roma, Italy

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2020.16.0115 Vol.17,Issue 1,January 2021 pp.219-220

Published: 08 January 2021

*Corresponding Author(s): Giustino Varrassi E-mail: giuvarr@gmail.com

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Alberto Pasqualucci,Filomena Puntillo,Giustino Varrassi. Comments on: Methylene blue? Therapeutic alternative in the management of septic shock refractory to norepinephrine. Signa Vitae. 2021. 17(1);219-220.

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