Artículos de revistas
Nasotracheal tube wire support: a safety device in maxillofacial surgery technical note after five years of experience
Fecha
2014Registro en:
Autopsy and Case Reports, São Paulo, v.4, n.1, p.59-61, 2014
2236-1960
10.4322/acr.2014.009
Autor
Elias, Fernando Melhem
Sato, Fábio Ricardo Loureiro
Ferraz, Flavio Wellington da Silva
Institución
Resumen
A well fixed endotracheal tube is essential for safety during general anesthesia. In maxillofacial surgeries, securely fixing a nasotracheal tube in place has always been problematic. The aim of this article is to describe a simple but effective technique to fasten the nasotracheal tube using a wire support that allows a full range of head movement without interference in the surgical field. During the last 5 years, this device was successfully used in almost two hundred patients with very few complications.