Cost comparison of direct laryngoscopy to a portable video laryngoscope in a large academic center.

J Clin Anesth

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States of America. Electronic address:

Published: October 2023

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