Biting of the Tongue in a Patient with a Tracheostomy during Surgery in the Supine Position

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Jang, Myung-Soo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital) ;
Kang, Jong-Man (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)

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