Submental intubation versus tracheostomy in maxillofacial fractures.

Tarek Abdelzaher EmaraMohammad Waheed El-AnwarTharwat Abdelzaher OmaraAhmed AnanyIslam Abdelrahman ElawaMohamed Mohamed Rabea

Published in: Oral and maxillofacial surgery (2019)

Submental endotracheal intubation appeared to be a simple, safe, and significantly faster reliable alternative to tracheostomy during surgical reconstruction of selected cases of maxillofacial fractures without indication for prolonged postoperative ventilation support with significantly lower morbidity.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
cardiac arrest
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patients undergoing
intensive care unit
respiratory failure