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Prehospital Laryngeal Tube Airway Device Placement Resulting in Hypopharyngeal Perforation: A Case Report

Matthew ChinnCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2127-3505
, MDORCID Icon &
Lynda Biedrzycki
, MD
Pages 590-594 | Received 24 Jul 2019, Accepted 19 Sep 2019, Published online: 14 Oct 2019

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