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. 2021 Feb;111(2):731.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.010. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Tracheostomy Techniques in COVID-19 Patients: No Flow Through an Open Door Is Protector

Pablo Alvarez-Maldonado  1 , José L Sanjurjo-Martínez  2 , Erick Vidal-Andrade  2
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Tracheostomy Techniques in COVID-19 Patients: No Flow Through an Open Door Is Protector

Pablo Alvarez-Maldonado et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb.
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