Patient-inserted awake Airtraq®-assisted intubation
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Awake tracheal intubation using the Airtraq laryngoscope: a case series.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07214.x