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Chapter 21 - Airway Management in Obesity

from Section 4 - Intra-operative Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2018

By
Benjamin Millette ,
Vassilis Athanassoglou  and
Anil Patel
Edited by
Christopher Bouch  and
Jonathan Cousins
Christopher Bouch
Affiliation:
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Jonathan Cousins
Affiliation:
Hammersmith Hospital
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Core Topics in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Care of the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient , pp. 120 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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