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Minimum inspired oxygen concentration alarm: do we go too low?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

M. T. Dale  and
D. Jadhav
M. T. Dale
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, England
D. Jadhav
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, England
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , June 2005 , pp. 479 - 480
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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