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Anesthesia Equipment and Monitors

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Learn the indications for applying intraoperative monitors

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Abdelmalak, B., Doyle, D.J. (2016). Anesthesia Equipment and Monitors. In: Ehrenfeld, J., Urman, R., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11083-7_11

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