Fatal errors in nitrous oxide delivery.

H. Herff; P. Paal; A. Von Goedecke; K. H Lindner; C. Keller; V. Wenzel

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Fatal errors in nitrous oxide delivery.

January 2, 2008

Herff H, Paal P, Von Goedecke A, et al. Anaesthesia. 2007;62(12):1202-1206.

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This review assessed published evidence along with media reports to analyze incidents of nitrous oxide–related anesthesia errors.

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