An alternative method of oral to nasal endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing maxillofacial surgery

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 493-495

  Pampal, Hasan Kutluk ^a   Alkan, Metin ^a   Demirel, Cengiz Bekir ^a   Emmez, Gökçen ^a   Bedirli, Nurdan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endotracheal tube exchange; Maxillofacial surgery; Nasal intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISTRACTOR; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OSTEOTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR ANKYLOSIS; TRACHEOTOMY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 84878394249     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1205-19     Document Type: Article

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