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VOLUME 29 , ISSUE 4 ( April, 2025 ) > List of Articles

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Should We Scope? Or is there a Scope for the Probe?

Mahesha Padyana, Sunil Karanth

Keywords : Burns, Difficult airway, Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, Laryngoscopy smoke inhalation injury, Point-of-care ultrasound, Ultrasound

Citation Information : Padyana M, Karanth S. Should We Scope? Or is there a Scope for the Probe?. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025; 29 (4):287-288.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24950

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 31-03-2025

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2025; The Author(s).


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