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Practical training method for fiberoptic intubation

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 2-1-50 Minamikoshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama, 343-8555, Japan

    Takashi Asai

  2. Department of Anaesthesia, Spital Grabs, Grabs, Switzerland

    Thomas Heidegger

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Thomas Heidegger

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Asai, T., Heidegger, T. Practical training method for fiberoptic intubation. J Anesth 37, 811–812 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-023-03211-6

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