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The new PAXpress airway device during mechanical ventilation in anaesthetized patients: a prospective, randomized comparison with the laryngeal mask airway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

A. Casati ,
F. Vinciguerra ,
E. Spreafico ,
M. Putzu ,
D. Mamo  and
C. Marchetti
A. Casati
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milan, Milan, Italy
F. Vinciguerra
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milan, Milan, Italy
E. Spreafico
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milan, Milan, Italy
M. Putzu
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milan, Milan, Italy
D. Mamo
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milan, Milan, Italy
C. Marchetti
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 21 , Issue 8 , August 2004 , pp. 667 - 669
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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