An Algorithm for Difficult Double Lumen Tube Placement and Troubleshooting a Malpositioned Double Lumen Tube Harnessing A, B, Cs of Lung Isolation

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Journal Indian J Anaesth

Specialty Anesthesiology

Date 2022 Nov 25

PMID 36425911

Authors

Shagun Bhatia Shah

Rajiv Chawla

Uma Hariharan

Seema Shukla

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