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Sequential Oral-to-Nasal Tube Exchange as a Rescue Strategy in Fiberoptic Equipment Failure for a Difficult Airway: When the Light Goes Out

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Difficult airway Fibreoptic failure Oral-to-nasal intubation Bougie-guided exchange

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Baheti S, Gholap S, Shrivastava S, Baheti S. Sequential Oral-to-Nasal Tube Exchange as a Rescue Strategy in Fiberoptic Equipment Failure for a Difficult Airway: When the Light Goes Out. Arch Anesth & Crit Care. 2026;.