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. 2013 Jan;57(1):96-7.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.108593.

Breathing circuit obstruction caused by kink in the reinforced kink-resistant circle system tube

Sameer Desai  1 , Sv Torgal, Raghavendra Rao
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Breathing circuit obstruction caused by kink in the reinforced kink-resistant circle system tube

Sameer Desai et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2013 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Kinked inside tube along with the detached silicone rings
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