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A Novel Rescue Technique for Difficult Intubation and Difficult Ventilation
Published on: January 17, 2011
Submental intubation in maxillofacial fracture: a case report
Hooshang Akbari1, Mohammad Ali Heidari-Gorji1, Rostam Poormousa1
1Department of Nursing, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Abstract:
It can be challenging to create a safe airway in maxilla facial fracture and some skull surgeries. In this case study, the patient experienced jaw fractures that disturbed the dental occlusion and associated fracture of the base of the skull. Neither nasal nor oral intubation was possible based on the side effects of tracheotomy; therefore, submental intubation was applied successfully. The procedure and results are presented in the text.
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