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Ultrasound-guided localisation of trachea for surgical tracheostomy

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, 49 5PE, UK

    Nazia Munir & Ian W. Sherman

  2. Department of Radiology, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Wirral, UK

    David Hughes

  3. Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Wirral, UK

    Girendra Sadera

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Munir, N., Hughes, D., Sadera, G. et al. Ultrasound-guided localisation of trachea for surgical tracheostomy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 267, 477–479 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-009-1187-1

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