Awake nasal fibre optic intubation — a simple manoeuvre for easy navigation of the fiberscope through the nasopharyn
Intubação nasal guiada por fibra óptica em paciente acordado — uma manobra simples para facilitar a navegação do fibroscópio através da nasofaringe
Vimi Rewari, Rashmi Ramachandran, Chirom Amit Singh
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2019.06.011
Braz J Anesthesiol, vol.69, n6, p.641-641, 2019
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