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Tracheal Reintubation: Caused by “Too Much of a Good Thing”?

Edward A Bittner and Ulrich H Schmidt
Respiratory Care October 2012, 57 (10) 1687-1691; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02082
Edward A Bittner
Surgical Intensive Care Unit Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
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Ulrich H Schmidt
Surgical Intensive Care Unit Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
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