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01-01-2022 | Laryngoscopy | Correspondence

Provider/patient conflict: is it time to reconsider the contraindication for videolaryngoscope use in a bleeding/soiled airway?

Authors: Timothy P. Turkstra, MD, B. Eng, M. Eng, P. Eng, FRCPC, William D. Regan, MD, MBA

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 1/2022

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Title: Provider/patient conflict: is it time to reconsider the contraindication for videolaryngoscope use in a bleeding/soiled airway?
Authors: Timothy P. Turkstra, MD, B. Eng, M. Eng, P. Eng, FRCPC
William D. Regan, MD, MBA
Publication date: 01-01-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy
Hemoptysis
Hemoptysis
Airway Management
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-02115-x

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