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21-11-2023 | Hypotension | Correspondence

Manual resuscitator valve malfunction causing severe hypotension and a simple test to ensure safe function

Authors: Ying-An Chen, MD, Yueh-Jung Po, BS, Man-Ling Wang, MD, PhD, Hui-Hsun Huang, MD, PhD

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Title: Manual resuscitator valve malfunction causing severe hypotension and a simple test to ensure safe function
Authors: Ying-An Chen, MD
Yueh-Jung Po, BS
Man-Ling Wang, MD, PhD
Hui-Hsun Huang, MD, PhD
Publication date: 21-11-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Hypotension
Hypotension
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02663-4