Sleeping with uncertainty: Anesthetics and desiccated absorbent

Anesthesiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 276-278

  Woehlck, Harvey J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLOPROPANE; DESICCANT; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; BREATHING APPARATUS; DESICCATION; EDITORIAL; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAW SUIT; LUNG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; TECHNOLOGY;

ABSORPTION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FIRES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; METHYL ETHERS;

EID: 3342991591     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200408000-00005     Document Type: Editorial

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