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. 2014 Oct;96(7):558-9.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.7.558a.

Secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture using an endotracheal tube

S D Sharma  1 , T Abed, J Philpott
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Secondary tracheo-oesophageal puncture using an endotracheal tube

S D Sharma et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Oct.
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Figure 1
Prefashioned window on anterior endotracheal tube wall
Figure 2
Figure 2
Use of the fibreoptic nasendoscope as a guide light for the puncture site
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