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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

Case Reports

A MODIFIED SUBMENTO-SUBMANDIBULAR TECHNIQUE FOR ORAL ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
Rahul Sood, Pragati Parasher, Rakhi Sood, Mohit Agarwal

Complex Panfacial injuries, mainly base of skull fracture or naso-ethmoid complex fracture, often require tracheostomy to keep the field free during operation. Altemir’s submental intubation technique is an attractive option for such patients. We used this technique in a patient having naso-ethmoid, zygomatic complex, le fort 1 and mandibular parasymphysis fracture with little modification.

 
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