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Endotracheal Intubation Using a Flexible Intubation Endoscope as a Standardized Model for Safe Airway Management in Swine
Published on: August 25, 2022
Transmylohyoid orotracheal intubation: case series and review
Samprati J Badjate1, S R Shenoi, Nilima J Budhraja
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal's (V.S.P.M.'s) Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur-440019, Maharashtra, India. drsamprati@rediffmail.com
Study Objective:
To evaluate the outcome of airway management in patients with complex maxillofacial fracture by submental intubation, time required for intubation, accidental extubation, and postoperative complications.
Design:
Retrospective study.
Setting:
University-affiliated hospital.
Measurements:
The medical records of the 10 patients who underwent submental intubation from December 2008 to June 2011 were reviewed.
Main Results:
At the end of the procedure, all 10 patients were extubated without any complications. Postoperatively, only one patient presented with superficial infection of the submental wound.
Conclusions:
Submental endotracheal intubation is a simple technique with very low morbidity, and may be used as an alternative to tracheostomy in selected cases of maxillofacial trauma.
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