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. 2023 Apr;49(4):437-439.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07013-y. Epub 2023 Mar 23.

W(h)at(t) counts in electricity consumption in the intensive care unit

Hendrik Drinhaus  1 , Christine Schumacher  2 , Jorrit Drinhaus  3 , Wolfgang A Wetsch  2
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W(h)at(t) counts in electricity consumption in the intensive care unit

Hendrik Drinhaus et al. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Apr.
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