Fibreoptic tracheal intubation in COVID-19: not so fast

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Craig Lyons. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;125(1):e170-e171.

doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

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Keywords: COVID-19; airway management; apnoeic oxygenation; high-flow nasal oxygen; tracheal intubation.

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The author declares that they have no conflicts of interest.

High-flow nasal-oxygenation-assisted fibreoptic tracheal intubation in critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: a prospective randomised controlled trial.
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