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. 2025 Feb;72(2):230-232.
doi: 10.1007/s12630-024-02879-y. Epub 2024 Nov 19.

Why can't I get a Trachlight™?

Orlando Hung  1   2
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Why can't I get a Trachlight™?

Orlando Hung. Can J Anaesth. 2025 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Trachlight™; light-guided intubation; lighted stylet; lightwand intubation; tracheal intubation.

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References

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