Comparison of waste anesthetic gases in operating rooms with or without an scavenging system in a Brazilian University Hospital
Comparação de resíduos de gases anestésicos em salas de operação com ou sem sistema de exaustão em hospital universitário brasileiro
Leandro Gobbo Braz; José Reinaldo Cerqueira Braz; Guilherme Aparecido Silva Cavalcante; Kátina Meneghetti Souza; Lorena Mendes de Carvalho Lucio; Mariana Gobbo Braz
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