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Case Report

Anesthetic Care During Tracheostomy in a Patient with Generalized Tetanus: A Case Report

Megumi Yoshida1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yoshikazu Yamaguchi1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0725-0240View further author information
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Mizuho Matsushita1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanView further author information
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Sayaka Tsuboi1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanView further author information
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Yoh Sugawara1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanView further author information
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Hajime Hayami1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanView further author information
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Joseph Tobias2 Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-6951View further author information
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Gaku Inagawa1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen‘s Hospital, Yokohama, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-138XView further author information
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Pages 735-738 | Published online: 19 Oct 2021

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