Submental orotracheal intubation: An alternative to tracheotomy in transfacial cranial base surgery

Skull Base

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 189-195

  Biglioli, Federico ^a   Mortini, Pietro ^b   Goisis, Mario ^a   Bardazzi, Alessandro ^a   Boari, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chordoma; Intubation; Submental intubation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FACE INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0345770431     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817694     Document Type: Review

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