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Nebulized heparin is associated with fewer days of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial

Barry Dixon1*, Marcus J Schultz2, Roger Smith1, James B Fink3, John D Santamaria1 and Duncan J Campbell4,5

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1 Department of Intensive Care, St. Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, 3065, Australia

2 Department of Intensive Care Medicine & Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, The Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

3 Division of Respiratory Therapy, School of Health Professions, College of Health and Human Sciences, Georgia State University, 424 One Park Place South, Atlanta, GA 30302-4019, USA

4 St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, 9 Princes Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, 3065, Australia

5 Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Clinical Sciences Building, 29 Regent Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, 3065, Australia

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Critical Care 2010, 14:R180 doi:10.1186/cc9286

Published: 11 October 2010

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