Difficult Airway: Is This the Time to Focus on Point-of-care Ultrasonography?

Overview

Journal Indian J Crit Care Med

Date 2025 Jan 13

PMID 39802253

Authors

Mahesha Padyana

Sunil Karanth

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Abstract

Padyana M, Karanth S. Difficult Airway: Is this the Time to Focus on Point-of-care Ultrasonography? Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(1):1-2.

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