Swallowed endotracheal tube: A consequence of a lack of organized trauma transport care system

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2014; 05(02): 086-087
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.144838

Letters to Editor

Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Vikas Saini

Department of Anaesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Kiran Bharat

Department of Anaesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Tanvir Samra

Department of Anaesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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