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  1. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Adam S. Weltz

  2. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Khanjan H. Nagarsheth

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  1. Departments of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Peter J. Papadakos

  2. Department of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester, School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, USA

    Mark L. Gestring

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Weltz, A.S., Nagarsheth, K.H. (2015). PEG Tube Dislodgement. In: Papadakos, P.J., Gestring, M.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Trauma Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29613-0_143

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