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Accuracy of Multiple Pulse Oximeters in Stable Critically Ill Patients

Marie-Anne Blanchet, Gabriel Mercier, Antoine Delobel, Emi Nayet, Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard, Serge Simard, Erwan L'Her, Richard D Branson and François Lellouche
Respiratory Care May 2023, 68 (5) 565-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.10582

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