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Review
. 2025 Jan;25(1):1-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2024.09.002. Epub 2024 Nov 8.

Airway ultrasound

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Airway ultrasound

R Lohse et al. BJA Educ. 2025 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: airway management; laryngoscopy; larynx; trachea; tracheostomy; ultrasonography.

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