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Hybrid nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airway for improving upper airway and capnography in sedated patients

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Vancouver Coastal Health, Suite JPP2449, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

    Vionarica Gusti & Himat Vaghadia

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VG: literature search, manuscript preparation; HV: conduct of case, manuscript editing. All authors were involved in the writing of the manuscript.

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Gusti, V., Vaghadia, H. Hybrid nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airway for improving upper airway and capnography in sedated patients. Can J Emerg Med 23, 416–417 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-021-00090-2

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