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Falsely increased bispectral index values caused by the use of a forced-air-warming device

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2006

R. Zanner ,
G. Schneider  and
E. F. Kochs
R. Zanner
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
G. Schneider
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
E. F. Kochs
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 23 , Issue 7 , July 2006 , pp. 618 - 619
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© 2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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