Open AccessAirway Management in Maxillofacial Trauma: Do We Really Need Tracheostomy/Submental Intubation
Author(s) -
Geeta Mittal,
Rita Mittal,
Sunil Katyal,
S. K. Uppal,
Varun Mittal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7861.4112
Subject(s) - orotracheal intubation , medicine , nasotracheal intubation , airway management , airway , intubation , surgery , anesthesia , general anaesthesia
There are various techniques available for airway management in patients with maxillofacial trauma. Patients with panfacial injuries may need surgical airway access like submental intubation or tracheostomy, which have their associated problems. We have been managing these types of cases by a novel technique, i.e, intraoperative change of nasotracheal to orotracheal intubation.