Anesthetic management of post-burn contracture chest with microstomia: Regional nerve blocks to aid in intubation
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Management of Severe Burn Microstomia
Figure 1. Bilateral oral commissure contractures and resulting microstomia 7 months postburn. Interlabial distance 5 mm.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0970-9185
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.155160