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01-06-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Failure to replace a CO₂-absorber due to shifted metal pins: a potential source of hazard to patients

Authors: Hendrik Drinhaus, Valentina Rahn, Thorsten Annecke

Published in: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing | Issue 3/2018

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Failure to replace a CO2-absorber due to shifted metal pins: a potential source of hazard to patients
Authors: Hendrik Drinhaus
Valentina Rahn
Thorsten Annecke
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1387-1307
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2614
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-017-0037-8

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