Reusable laryngoscope blades: not a thing of the past but a choice for the future.

Minerva Anestesiol

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon - HCL, Lyon, France.

Published: May 2023

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