title: Use of the CobraPLA for percutaneous cricothyroidotomy and tracheostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia; University School of Medicine-Campus Bio-Medico; Rome, Italy; F.Agro@unicampus.it.
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Agro
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carassiti
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnani
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*
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