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Single ventilator for multiple patients during COVID19 surge: matching and balancing patients

Authors: Lonnie G. Petersen, James Friend, Sidney Merritt

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Title: Single ventilator for multiple patients during COVID19 surge: matching and balancing patients
Authors: Lonnie G. Petersen
James Friend
Sidney Merritt
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03041-y

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