British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 627-628 , December 2009

Postoperative management of the airway with a Ravussin cricothyroid cannula in head and neck surgery

  • Smita Putti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 79150 75869.
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  • Barry McGuire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
    • ,
  • Sean Laverick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1382 425593.

,Accepted 23 February 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00119-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.02.018

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 627-628 , December 2009

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