Open AccessSubmental intubation: An option of airway management for rhinoplasty and rhytidectomy
Author(s) -
Kumkum Gupta,
Deepak Kumar Sharma,
Prashant Gupta,
Amit Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.84195
Subject(s) - rhytidectomy , medicine , rhinoplasty , airway , intubation , airway management , anesthesia , surgery , nose
For rhinoplasty, full control of facial symmetry will improve the aesthetic results. During rhinoplasty, the nasal intubation is contraindicated while oral intubation may interfere with surgical procedure. Hence an alternative airway option of the submental intubation was planned to study the efficacy of the procedure.