Difficult Intubation in the Obese Patient
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Epidural analgesia for a laparotomy in a morbidly obese patient with a history of difficult intubation.
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عنوان ژورنال: SDRP Journal of Anesthesia & Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2473-2184
DOI: 10.25177/jas.2.1.5