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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2009

01-04-2009 | Correspondence

SmartCare™ closed-loop system and the altitude problem

Authors: Pablo Alvarez Maldonado, Ulises Cerón Díaz, Alfredo Sierra Unzueta

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2009

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Relating to “Automating the weaning process with advanced closed-loop systems” by Dr. Burns et al. [1], we agree that clinical investigations are required to asses these systems in various patient populations; but with SmartCare™ there’s one additional concern to worry about. …
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Metadata
Title
SmartCare™ closed-loop system and the altitude problem
Authors
Pablo Alvarez Maldonado
Ulises Cerón Díaz
Alfredo Sierra Unzueta
Publication date
01-04-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1306-2

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