Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 280-285 , July 2008

Percutaneous tracheostomy and cricothyrotomy: applied anatomy and techniques

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00104-5

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.05.005

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 280-285 , July 2008

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