Endotracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking agents: Is it a good and safe option?

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 267-268

  Akan, Mert ^a   Oztekin, Sermin ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intratracheal; Intubation; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900807355     PISSN: 22287523     EISSN: 22287531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/AAPM.3805     Document Type: Letter

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