Rapid sequence induction in children – it’s not a matter of time!
MARKUS WEISS MD,
ANDREAS C. GERBER MD,
MARKUS WEISS MD
Department of Anaesthesia, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorANDREAS C. GERBER MD
Department of Anaesthesia, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorMARKUS WEISS MD,
ANDREAS C. GERBER MD,
MARKUS WEISS MD
Department of Anaesthesia, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorANDREAS C. GERBER MD
Department of Anaesthesia, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorDr. M. Weiss, Department of Anaesthesia, University Children’s Hospital, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland (email: [email protected]).
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