Awake nasotracheal fiber-optic intubation in a patient with severe gunshot injury to the face: Case Report

Facial trauma significantly increases the difficulty in airway management in the emergency department or during the provision of anesthesia for surgery. We present airway management in a patient with severe facial trauma that necessitated awake nasotracheal fiber-optic intubation for safe induction...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kabugi J.G, Okelo S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Surgical Society of Kenya 2011-01-01
Series:The Annals of African Surgery
Online Access:https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/awake-nasotracheal-fiber-optic-intu