Why short papers matter in emergency and critical care medicine

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Author contributions

Sun Y conceived the study, provided critical guidance, and reviewed the final manuscript. Dai X conducted the literature review and wrote the original draft. Shi R performed critical revision of the article. All authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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