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Comment
. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e805.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004506.

Comment on: Chao TN, Braslow BM, Martin ND, et al. Tracheotomy in Ventilated Patients With COVID-19, Annals of Surgery, May 5, 2020

David Oxman  1 , Joshua Marks, Erika Yoo, Richard Goldman
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Comment on: Chao TN, Braslow BM, Martin ND, et al. Tracheotomy in Ventilated Patients With COVID-19, Annals of Surgery, May 5, 2020

David Oxman et al. Ann Surg. .
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • Tracheotomy in Ventilated Patients With COVID-19.
    Chao TN, Braslow BM, Martin ND, Chalian AA, Atkins J, Haas AR, Rassekh CH; Guidelines from the COVID-19 Tracheotomy Task Force, a Working Group of the Airway Safety Committee of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Chao TN, et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Jul;272(1):e30-e32. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003956. Ann Surg. 2020. PMID: 32379079 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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