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Sokologorsky S.V.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Ovechkin A.M.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Politov M.E.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Bulanova E.L.

Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 52

To restore a glycocalyx! Is there any opportunity?

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Sokologorsky S.V., Ovechkin A.M., Politov M.E., Bulanova E.L.

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Sokologorsky SV, Ovechkin AM, Politov ME, Bulanova EL. To restore a glycocalyx! Is there any opportunity? Russian Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology. 2022;(1):102‑110. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/anaesthesiology2022011102

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