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Serial pHi measurement as a predictor of mortality, organ failure, and hospital stay in surgical patients / Discussion
Intestinal ischemia is a common condition in critically ill patients and has been postulated to play a role in the development of organ failure and death. This has resulted in the recent interest in monitoring gastric intramucosal pH (pHi) in critically ill patients to provide earlier evidence of ...
August 1, 1999; The American Surgeon

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