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Minitracheostomy in the treatment of sputum retention

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Cricothyroid puncture in the process of minitracheostomy may encounter aberrant blood vessels and require surgical exploration.

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  1. Department of Anesthetics, Lewisham Hospital, London, UK

    A. M. Hart, J. N. Cashman & G. J. Baldock

  2. Department of Surgery, Lewisham Hospital, London, UK

    J. A. Dick

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Hart, A.M., Cashman, J.N., Baldock, G.J. et al. Minitracheostomy in the treatment of sputum retention. Intensive Care Med 13, 81–82 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263567

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