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. 2012 Nov;56(6):592-3.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.104592.

Oxygen (Super) saturation?

Pradeep Bhatia  1
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Oxygen (Super) saturation?

Pradeep Bhatia. Indian J Anaesth. 2012 Nov.
No abstract available

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Monitor showing false high saturation
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