Management of Total Transection of Nasoendotracheal Tube during LeFort I Osteotomy

Miles Somers; Peter Tsakiris; Peter Isert; Samuel Kim

doi:10.1155/2020/2097240

Case Reports in Anesthesiology (Jan 2020)

Management of Total Transection of Nasoendotracheal Tube during LeFort I Osteotomy

Miles Somers,
Peter Tsakiris,
Peter Isert,
Samuel Kim

Affiliations

Miles Somers: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Peter Tsakiris: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Peter Isert: VMO Anaesthetist, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Samuel Kim: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2097240
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Transection of the nasoendotracheal tube during orthognathic surgery is a rare, but life-threatening complication. We present a case of complete nasoendotracheal tube transection during a LeFort 1 osteotomy and discuss appropriate preventative and management techniques.

Published in Case Reports in Anesthesiology

ISSN: 2090-6382 (Print); 2090-6390 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Anesthesiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7073

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