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. 2021 Jun 1;49(6):e653-e654.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004925.

Outcomes and Safety of Early Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Admitted to the ICU

Titilope Olanipekun  1 , Raphael Ezeagu  2
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Outcomes and Safety of Early Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Admitted to the ICU

Titilope Olanipekun et al. Crit Care Med. .
No abstract available

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  • The authors reply.
    Fusina F, Rosano A, Albani F, Natalini G. Fusina F, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun 1;49(6):e654-e655. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004984. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 34011838 No abstract available.

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