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The Modified Early Warning Score as a Predictive Tool During Unplanned Surgical Intensive Care Unit Admission

Annandita Kumar, Hussam Ghabra, Fiona Winterbottom, Michael Townsend, Philip Boysen and Bobby D. Nossaman
Ochsner Journal June 2020, 20 (2) 176-181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.19.0057

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