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Use of the LMA CTrach™ in unexpected difficult airway: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2006

M. Micaglio
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Padua University, Padua, Italy
C. Ori
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Padua University, Padua, Italy
C. Bergamasco
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Padua University, Padua, Italy
D. Trevisanuto
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Padua University, Padua, Italy
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2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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