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Airway Management: The Essentials

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The “essential” or the essence of an argument is what is absolutely necessary and/or fundamental (Oxford Dictionary, 9th ed. 1995).

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  1. Emergency Department of Anaesthesia and ICU, Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy

    G. Frova

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, “Policlinico” University Hospital, Catania, Italy

    M. Sorbello

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Head, Postgraduated School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Catania University Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Antonino Gullo M.D. (Head) (Head)

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Frova, G., Sorbello, M. (2008). Airway Management: The Essentials. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0773-4_6

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