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. 2014 Feb 13;18(1):406.
doi: 10.1186/cc13727.

Preventing deaths related to percutaneous tracheostomy: safety is never too much!

Luca Cabrini, Massimiliano Greco, Laura Pasin, Giacomo Monti, Sergio Colombo, Alberto Zangrillo
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Preventing deaths related to percutaneous tracheostomy: safety is never too much!

Luca Cabrini et al. Crit Care. .
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