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Dental mirror for difficult nasotracheal intubation
Author(s) -
Matot I.,
Hevron I.,
Katzenelson R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.99-az0095.x
Subject(s) - nasotracheal intubation , medicine , mandibular prognathism , intubation , dentistry , surgery , tube (container) , endotracheal tube , anesthesia , osteotomy , engineering , mechanical engineering
A patient with a previous surgical history of a cleft lip and palate repair and a pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty was admitted for repair of mandibular prognathism. Following induction of anaesthesia, it was impossible to advance the nasotracheal tube into the oropharynx. Using a dental mirror and retrograde tracheal intubation equipment, under direct vision, the nasotracheal tube was finally advanced into the oropharynx.