Intermaxillary fixation screw for endotracheal tube fixation in the edentulous patient with facial burns.

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel.

Published: October 2014

Endotracheal tube fixation in patients with severe facial burns and edentulism is a challenge. We describe a simple and elegant method to secure the endotracheal tube in such patients by means of an intermaxillary fixation screw.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2014.05.006DOI Listing

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