Fibre-optic assessment of tracheal tube position. A comparison of tracheal tube position as estimated by fibre-optic bronchoscopy and by chest X-ray
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1985.tb10508.x