Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires: A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists task force on operating room fires

Anesthesiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 786-801

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HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 42549122921     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.anes.0000299343.87119.a9     Document Type: Article

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