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A new portable oxygen system using liquid oxygen
Author(s) -
RAMAGE C. M. H.,
KEE S. S.,
BRISTOW A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09555.x
Subject(s) - liquid oxygen , medicine , oxygen , oxygen delivery , process engineering , engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry
Summary Liquid oxygen provides both practical and financial advantages in comparison with compressed oxygen when transferring patients within and between hospitals. We describe a portable liquid oxygen system and evaluate its uses and shortcomings in this area.