North Polar Tube Reduces the Risk of Epistaxis during Nasotracheal Intubation: A prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial

ABSTRACT: Objective: In this study, a north polar tube (Portex® North Polar tube [Ivory PVC Portex tube; Smiths Medical International, Hythe, United Kingdom]) (NPT) and spiral tube (ST) were compared for their ability to provide a nasal airway in patients during maxillofacial surgery. Methods: Pati...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Seli̇m Özkan, Sedat Akbas, Erol Toy, Mahmut Durmus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Current Therapeutic Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011393X18300109