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Submental method for orotracheal intubation in treating facial trauma
L C Manganello-Souza1, N Tenorio-Cabezas, L Piccinini Filho
1Surgery Department, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de São Paulo, Brazil.
Sao Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista De Medicina
|February 25, 1999
Abstract
Objective:
To demonstrate an alternative method for intubating patients with fractures of maxilla and nose, prior to surgery.
Design:
Cases Report.
Participants:
We studied 10 patients with facial fractures that affected maxilla and nose.
Intervention:
The patients were submitted to surgery under general anesthesia and submental oro-tracheal intubation.
Results:
This type of intubation allowed the surgical team to work on the whole face of the patient and left no visible scar.
Conclusion:
This procedure is indicated for patients with fractures of maxilla and nose who need surgical intervention under general anesthesia.