Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 8 , Pages 1615-1618 , August 2009

Utility of the Portex Introducer, Ivory Type, as a Tube Exchanger

  • Takuro Sanuki, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Sanuki: Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 5400008, Japan
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  • Hiroki Son, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia, Hirakata City Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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  • Naotaka Kishimoto, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan
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  • Junichiro Kotani, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan

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 The authors did not contribute to the design or development of the Portex introducer, ivory type (PII), and have not received any payment or royalties from it. The PIIs used in this study were the property of the authors. The authors have no conflict of interest with regard to the PII.

PII: S0278-2391(08)01495-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.09.017

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 8 , Pages 1615-1618 , August 2009

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