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. 2005;52(4):445. doi: 10.1007/BF03016299

Airway management for postoperative respiratory failure: Use of the laryngeal mask airway

Thomas W Felbinger ^1,^2,^✉, S Rao Mallampati ^1,^✉, Holger K Eltzschig ^1,^3,^✉

PMCID: PMC7091052 PMID: 15814769

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