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The ProSeal laryngeal mask airway may prevent of hiccup-related aspiration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2005

J. Brimacombe
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, James Cook University, Cairns Base Hospital, Australia.
C. Keller
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria.
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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