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. 2023 Jul-Sep;39(3):506-507.
doi: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_420_21. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

Chewing gum: The saviour of tracheal cuff of double lumen tube

Rashmi Syal  1 , Kamlesh Kumari  2 , Rakesh Kumar  2 , Pradeep Bhatia  3 , Kriti Chaudhary  4
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Chewing gum: The saviour of tracheal cuff of double lumen tube

Rashmi Syal et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Jul-Sep.
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Figure 1
(a) The chewing gum used (b) Patient’s prominent teeth covered with the chewing gum (c) Smooth gliding of the tracheal cuff over the chewing gum
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