Babu I, Sagtani A, Jain N, Bawa S N
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2008 Jan-Mar;6(1):102-4.
Airway management of panfacial fractures is complicated. Treatment of fractures of such bones presents a certain difficulty as in not only do the fracture fragments have to be aligned but the teeth have to be kept in proper occlusion as well. To achieve a proper pre-traumatic occlusion, the occlusion has to be maintained and checked at all times during the surgery. There are many options for the airway management of such cases. We present a case of panfacial fracture which was managed successfully with submental intubation.
