Midline Submental Orotracheal Intubation in Maxillofacial Injuries: A Substitute to Tracheostomy Where Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation is not Required

BACKGROUND: Maxillofacial fractures present unique airway problems to the anaesthesiologist. Nasotracheal intubation is contraindicated due to associated Lefort I, II or III fractures. The requirement for intraoperative maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) to re-establish dental occlusion in such cases...

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Autores principales: Agrawal, Malti, Kang, L. S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21547178

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21547178

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