Elevated Intraoperative Blood Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in
Sugicial Patients -- Georgia, Illinois, and North Carolina
Clarification: Vol. 40, No. 15
In the article "Elevated Intraoperative Blood
Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Surgical Patients--Georgia, Illinois,
and North Carolina," the last sentence before the credits on page
248 should read "At hospital B, elevated levels of CO greater
than 1000 parts per million (ppm) were detected in some CO((2))
absorbent canisters during the 10-month period when cases
occurred."
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