Submental intubation in oral maxillofacial surgery: Review of the literature and analysis of 13 cases

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-200

  Caubi, Antonio Figueiredo ^a   Vasconcelos, Belmiro Cavalcanti Do Egito ^a   Vasconcellos, Ricardo José De Holanda ^a   De Morais, Hecio Henrique Araújo ^a   Rocha, Nelson Studart ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intubation; Maxillofacial injury; Submental

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORAL SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUBMENTAL INTUBATION; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TRACHEA PRESSURE;

ADULT; CHIN; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; SURGERY, ORAL;

EID: 41849138997     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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