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Letter to the Editor| Volume 47, ISSUE 3, P414-415, May 2020

An unusual complication related to the deflation of two endotracheal tube cuffs

Published:February 05, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2019.10.008
      We wish to report an unusual complication, which occurred in two dogs, following unremarkable endotracheal intubation and anaesthesia. In both cases we were unable to deflate the cuffs of the endotracheal tubes used.
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