Submental method for orotracheal intubation in treating facial trauma

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate an alternative method for intubating patients with fractures of maxilla and nose, prior to surgery. DESIGN: Cases Report. PARTICIPANTS: We studied 10 patients with facial fractures that affected maxilla and nose. INTERVENTION: The patients were submitted to surgery under...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Manganello-Souza, Nicolas Tenorio-Cabezas, Luiz Piccinini Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801998000500010&lng=en&tlng=en