Case Report

Submental Orotracheal Intubation in Maxillofacial Fracture Surgery: Report of Two Cases

10.5152/TJAR.2013.50

  • Ümit Yaşar Tekelioğlu
  • Furkan Erol Karabekmez
  • Abdullah Demirhan
  • Akcan Akkaya
  • Hakan Bayır
  • Hasan Koçoğlu

Received Date: 27.10.2012 Accepted Date: 20.12.2012 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2013;41(6):232-234

Two maxillofacial trauma cases due to motor vehicle accident, with patients aged 18 and 28 years, were operated upon by a team of plastic surgeons. In this report we aimed to present the submental intubation procedure and our experience from these cases, in which orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation was impossible due to panfacial fracture.

Keywords: Maxillofacial trauma, submental intubation, panfacial fracture