Alternative technique for changing from nasal to oral endotracheal tube for orthognathic and nasal surgery by using an airway exchange catheter: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2014.67.1.48
- Author:
Seung Hoon LEE
1
;
Jung Eun KIM
;
Jong Man KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Soeul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Airway exchange catheter;
Nasal surgery;
Naso-endotracheal intubation;
Orthognathic surgery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Catheters*;
Dentofacial Deformities;
Humans;
Intubation;
Male;
Nasal Bone;
Nasal Surgical Procedures*;
Nose;
Orbit;
Orthognathic Surgery;
Zygoma
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2014;67(1):48-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 28-year-old male patient with right maxillar, zygomatic arch, orbital wall, and nasal bone fractures had an orthognathic and nasal surgery. Naso-endotracheal intubation is the first choice during surgical correction of dentofacial deformities in an orthognathic surgery; however, its presence can interfere with concomitant surgical procedures on the nose. Traditionally, the naso-endotracheal tube will be removed and replaced with an oro-endotracheal tube. We changed the endotracheal tube from nasal to oral by using an airway exchange catheter.
