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Erroneous data from an infrared anesthetic gas analyzer

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

    John E. Morrison

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, The Children’s Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Avenue, 80218, Denver, CO

    John E. Morrison & Christopher McDonald

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Morrison, J.E., McDonald, C. Erroneous data from an infrared anesthetic gas analyzer. J Clin Monitor Comput 9, 293–294 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02886702

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