Nasotracheal tube wire support: a safety device in maxillofacial surgery technical note after five years of experience

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Nasotracheal tube wire support: a safety device in maxillofacial surgery technical note after five years of experience

Ano: 2014 | Volume: 4 | Número: 1
Autores: F. M. Elias, F. R. L. Sato, F. W. S. Ferraz
Autor Correspondente: F. M. Elias | [email protected]

Palavras-chave: surgery oral, anesthesiology, intubation

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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.