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Tracheal intubation without muscle relaxants: large doses of opioids, small endotracheal tubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2006

L. Bouvet
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
D. Chassard
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
E. Boselli
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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© 2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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