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Water bubble test to detect malposition of PLMA

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, ASCOMS, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Rajesh Mahajan

  2. PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Yatindra Kumar Batra

  3. House no F-35, Patel Chowk, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 180001

    Rajesh Mahajan

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Mahajan, R., Batra, Y.K. Water bubble test to detect malposition of PLMA. J Anesth 23, 634–635 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-009-0810-z

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