Concordance between transcutaneous and arterial measurements of carbon dioxide in an ED☆
Samuel Delerme

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Samuel Delerme
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 47-83 boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, France
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Viviane Montout
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Hélène Goulet
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Amandine Arhan
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Frederic Le Saché
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Catherine Devilliers
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Bruno Riou
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Patrick Ray
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Published Online: July 16, 2012Accepted: March 30, 2012; Received in revised form: March 29, 2012; Received: January 18, 2012;
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☆Conflicts of interest: The TOSCA 500 monitor, lines, and probes were supplied, free of charge, by Radiometer, Villeurbanne, France.
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