SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA DURING ANAESTHESIA
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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum after endotracheal anaesthesia.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1955
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1955.tb00337.x