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Recognition and Management of the Difficult Airway with Special Emphasis on the Intubating Lma-Fastrach/Whistle Technique: A Brief Review with Case Reports

James M. RichCorrespondence[email protected]
, CRNA, MA
Pages 220-227 | Published online: 11 Dec 2017

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