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Chapter 32 - General Anaesthesia and Failed Intubation

from Section 6 - Anaesthetic Emergencies During Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2021

By
Matthew Evans ,
Sarah Hammond  and
Christina Wood
Edited by
Edwin Chandraharan  and
Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Edwin Chandraharan
Affiliation:
St George's University of London
Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Affiliation:
St George's University of London
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Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
A Practical Guide to Management
 , pp. 231 - 238
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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