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Comment
. 2020 Oct;39(5):589-590.
doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Supraglottic airways in the management of COVID-19 patients

Wan Yen Lim  1 , Patrick Wong  2
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Supraglottic airways in the management of COVID-19 patients

Wan Yen Lim et al. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Airway management; Anaesthesia; COVID-19; Supraglottic airway.

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