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Comment
. 2020 Sep;125(3):e307-e309.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.042. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Airway management lessons from case reports of negative outcomes. Comment on Br J Anaesth; 125: e168-70

Thomas Heidegger  1
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Airway management lessons from case reports of negative outcomes. Comment on Br J Anaesth; 125: e168-70

Thomas Heidegger. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Sep.
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Keywords: COVID-19; airway management; case report; fibreoptic intubation; obesity; tracheal intubation.

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