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Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients: The Right Technique in the Right Patient

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2005

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Pelosi, P., Lombardo, A., Severgnini, P. (2005). Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients: The Right Technique in the Right Patient. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2005. EN]Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2005. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26272-5_3

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