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Ambu AuraOnce versus i-gel laryngeal mask airway in infants and children undergoing surgical procedures

A randomized controlled trial

Abdulrahman M. Alzahem, Mansoor Aqil, Tariq A. Alzahrani and Ayman H. Aljazaeri
Saudi Medical Journal May 2017, 38 (5) 482-490; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.5.17960

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