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Parker Flex-It stylet is as effective as GlideRite Rigid stylet for orotracheal intubation by Glidescope

Saad A. Sheta, Ashraf A. Abdelhalim, Ismail A. ElZoughari, Tariq A. AlZahrani and Abdulhamid H. Al-Saeed
Saudi Medical Journal December 2015, 36 (12) 1446-1452; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.12.12432
Saad A. Sheta
From the Department of Anesthesia (Sheta, Abdelhalim, ElZoughari, AlZahrani, Al-Saeed), the Department of Oral Maxillofacial (Sheta), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Anesthesia (Abdelhalim), Alexandria University, Alexandria, and the Department of Anesthesia (ElZoughari), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Ashraf A. Abdelhalim
From the Department of Anesthesia (Sheta, Abdelhalim, ElZoughari, AlZahrani, Al-Saeed), the Department of Oral Maxillofacial (Sheta), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Anesthesia (Abdelhalim), Alexandria University, Alexandria, and the Department of Anesthesia (ElZoughari), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Ismail A. ElZoughari
From the Department of Anesthesia (Sheta, Abdelhalim, ElZoughari, AlZahrani, Al-Saeed), the Department of Oral Maxillofacial (Sheta), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Anesthesia (Abdelhalim), Alexandria University, Alexandria, and the Department of Anesthesia (ElZoughari), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Tariq A. AlZahrani
From the Department of Anesthesia (Sheta, Abdelhalim, ElZoughari, AlZahrani, Al-Saeed), the Department of Oral Maxillofacial (Sheta), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Anesthesia (Abdelhalim), Alexandria University, Alexandria, and the Department of Anesthesia (ElZoughari), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Abdulhamid H. Al-Saeed
From the Department of Anesthesia (Sheta, Abdelhalim, ElZoughari, AlZahrani, Al-Saeed), the Department of Oral Maxillofacial (Sheta), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Anesthesia (Abdelhalim), Alexandria University, Alexandria, and the Department of Anesthesia (ElZoughari), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Saad A. Sheta, Ashraf A. Abdelhalim, Ismail A. ElZoughari, Tariq A. AlZahrani, Abdulhamid H. Al-Saeed
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2015, 36 (12) 1446-1452; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.12.12432

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Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2015, 36 (12) 1446-1452; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.12.12432
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