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Increasing the Safety of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients

Khalid I. Khatib

Citation Information : Khatib KI. Increasing the Safety of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (6):610-612.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23876

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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