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W(h)at(t) counts in electricity consumption in the intensive care unit

Authors: Hendrik Drinhaus, Christine Schumacher, Jorrit Drinhaus, Wolfgang A. Wetsch

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2023

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Title: W(h)at(t) counts in electricity consumption in the intensive care unit
Authors: Hendrik Drinhaus
Christine Schumacher
Jorrit Drinhaus
Wolfgang A. Wetsch
Publication date: 23-03-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07013-y

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