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[Audit of the bedside monitor alarms in a critical care unit]

C Morales Sánchez1, M A Murillo Pérez1, S Torrente Vela1

  • 1UCI de Trauma y Emergencias, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.

Enfermeria Intensiva
|June 9, 2014
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Keywords:
AlarmAlarmaCritical careCuidados críticosEnfermeríaNursingParameters monitoredParámetros monitorizados

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