Anaesthetists' management of oxygen pipeline failure: room for improvement.

J. M. Weller; A. F. Merry; G. R. Warman; B. J. Robinson

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Anaesthetists' management of oxygen pipeline failure: room for improvement.

January 31, 2007

Weller JM, Merry AF, Warman GR, et al. Anaesthesia. 2007;62(2):122-6.

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The investigators observed anesthetists in a simulated environment and analyzed their ability to respond to a central oxygen supply failure.

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