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01-12-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Prolonged steep Trendelenburg position: risk of postoperative upper airway obstruction

Authors: Vimi Rewari, Rashmi Ramachandran

Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery | Issue 4/2013

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Prolonged steep Trendelenburg position: risk of postoperative upper airway obstruction
Authors: Vimi Rewari
Rashmi Ramachandran
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1863-2483
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-013-0407-2

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