Fluid Overload in the PICU: Still a Challenge

J Pediatr Intensive Care 2018; 07(01): 067
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608953

Letter to the Editor

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Authors

José Colleti Junior

¹Pediatric ICU, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Brazil
Werther Brunow de Carvalho

²Department of Pediatrics, Instituto da Criança, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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