LETTER TO EDITOR
KingVision® and dexmedetomidine for opioid-free awake intubation in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome for complex percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a prone position: a case report
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Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, “Umberto I” Hospital – ASL Salerno, Italy
Submission date: 2019-07-30
Acceptance date: 2019-08-23
Publication date: 2019-10-28
Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2019;51(4):339-341
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