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Comment
. 2003 Jun;96(6):1841-1842.
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000063165.15467.1B.

Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery: proper positioning is important for laryngoscopy

Jay B Brodsky  1 , Harry J M Lemmens, John G Brock-Utne, Lawrence J Saidman, Richard Levitan
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Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery: proper positioning is important for laryngoscopy

Jay B Brodsky et al. Anesth Analg. 2003 Jun.
No abstract available

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  • Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery.
    Ogunnaike BO, Jones SB, Jones DB, Provost D, Whitten CW. Ogunnaike BO, et al. Anesth Analg. 2002 Dec;95(6):1793-805. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200212000-00061. Anesth Analg. 2002. PMID: 12456461 Review. No abstract available.

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