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Submental intubation in panfacial injuries: our experience
Author(s) -
Garg Munish,
Rastogi Bhawna,
Jain Manish,
Chauhan Himanshu,
Bansal Vishal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2009.00850.x
Subject(s) - orotracheal intubation , airway , medicine , intubation , modalities , airway management , nasotracheal intubation , anesthesia , surgery , social science , sociology
– Panfacial fractures present a unique set of problems to the anaesthesiologist and surgeon. Airway management in panfacial fractures is still a challenge to the anaesthesiologist as all modalities available such as orotracheal intubation, nasotracheal intubation, tracheostomy, etc., have their own advantages and disadvantages. When all the conventional modalities to secure airway seem unsuitable then submental route offers an excellent alternative to manage airway in such patients. Here we describe our experience with submental intubation technique in 10 patients with panfacial injuries over a period of two years.