Ricour C, Ferri J, Nunes F, Wiel E, Raoul G. [Patient treated with sub-mental intubation for maxillofacial trauma].
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014;
33:593-5. [PMID:
25450733 DOI:
10.1016/j.annfar.2014.08.006]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Maxillo-facial traumas are frequent and most often occur in young patients. Naso-tracheal or orotracheal intubation may be contraindicated in case of combined occlusal fracture and nasal or ethmoido-nasal fracture. This study was carried out a clinical case of a patient treated at the Lille University Hospital for a maxillofacial trauma associating fracture of nose and maxilla. The purpose was to assess the reliability of submental intubation as an alternative to tracheotomy. Submental intubation is a reliable single and safe technique allowing an one-stage surgical treatment in case of complex association of fractures without using tracheotomy. Its use should be implemented on a larger scale.
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