Open AccessAnaesthetic Management of Mentosternal Contractures Where Resources Are Limited
Author(s) -
HY Embu,
SJ Yiltok,
ES Isamade
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v17i2.37277
Subject(s) - medicine , contracture , muscle contracture , airway , anesthesia , airway management , ketamine , surgery , laryngeal mask airway , perioperative
Perioperative airway management in postburn mentosternal contractures often pose great challenges to the anaesthetist as well as the plastic surgeon. This is more so where resources are limited.