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. 2013 Jan;7(1):99-100.
doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.109853.

Failure to ventilate: Technical error

Vivek Chowdhry  1 , Arun Rath
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Failure to ventilate: Technical error

Vivek Chowdhry et al. Saudi J Anaesth. 2013 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Cap fitting to the mask
Figure 2
Figure 2
Cap obstructing the circuit
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