Submental Approach for Tracheal Intubation - An Alternative to Short-Term Tracheostomy in Patients with Panfacial Fractures: A Case Report

Submental Approach for Tracheal Intubation - An Alternative to Short-Term Tracheostomy in Patients with Panfacial Fractures: A Case Report

Intubating a patient with panfacial fractures is always a challenge to the anesthesiologist as both the anesthesiologist and the surgeon are essentially competing for the same space. The anesthetic management of a 19-year-old boy who presented with multiple maxillofacial injuries, pneumocephalus, an...

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Main Authors: Aboo Abdul Rahiman Ramzi, Malavica Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Subjects:
Difficult Airway
panfacial fractures
submental endotracheal intubation
Online Access:https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/112

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