Oxygen contamination of the nitrous oxide pipeline supply

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-209

  Lye, A ^a   Patrick, R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equipment, failure; Midogas; Nitrous oxide oxygen blender; Oxygen alarm

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTAMINATION; DELIVERY; EQUIPMENT; GAS FLOW; OPERATING ROOM; PIPELINE; PRESSURE; WARD;

EID: 0031920389     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600215     Document Type: Article

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