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Innovation

A novel method for electronic measurement and recording of surgical drain output

Bernard Hendrik van DurenInstitute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University College London, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Gijsbert Isaac van BoxelMagdalen College Oxford, Oxford, UK; ;Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK
Pages 179-185 | Received 18 Aug 2016, Accepted 06 Dec 2016, Published online: 13 Jan 2017

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