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Although multipatient monitoring with a timeshared mass spectrometer provides considerable cost advantages, failure of one component in a shared system can disrupt gas monitoring at all sites. We describe a simple method for linking two central mass spectrometer systems to provide continual monitoring during failure of one unit, without the need for time-consuming reconfiguration of individual patient sample line and display connections.
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Steinbrook, R.A., Elliott, W.R., Goldman, D.B. et al. Linking mass spectrometers to provide continuing monitoring during system failure. J Clin Monitor Comput 7, 271–273 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01619273
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01619273