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Effects of different fresh gas flows on carboxyhemoglobin levels: non-invasive carbon monoxide monitoring

A randomized clinical trial

Bengü G. Köksal, Gamze Küçükosman, Pişkin Özcan, Çağdaş Baytar, Keziban Bollucuoğlu, Rahşan D. Okyay and Hilal Ayoğlu
Saudi Medical Journal August 2022, 43 (8) 891-898; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.8.20220424

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