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Case Reports
. 1987;13(1):81-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF00263567.

Minitracheostomy in the treatment of sputum retention

A M Hart, J N Cashman, G J Baldock, J A Dick
Case Reports

Minitracheostomy in the treatment of sputum retention

A M Hart et al. Intensive Care Med. 1987.

Abstract

Cricothyroid puncture in the process of minitracheostomy may encounter aberrant blood vessels and require surgical exploration.

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