title: [Nasal intubation for frontobasal fractures?].
abstract: In most cases the surgical management of craniofacial fractures involves a correction of the occlusion. This requires nasal intubation. In a frontobasal fracture with simultaneous CSF fistula, nasal intubation is thought to increase the risk of meningitis. An analysis of the records of 160 patients with frontobasal fractures and CSF fistulae revealed that the route of intubation had no influence on the post-operative complication rate. Nasal intubation is therefore not contraindicated in frontobasal fractures with CSF fistulae.
authors.affiliation: Klinik u. Poliklinik für MKG-Chirurgie Universität Freiburg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bähr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schilli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scheramet
mesh_terms: D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea; D000075202:Contraindications; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000209:etiology; D009666:Nose; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Nasale Intubation bei Frontobasisfrakturen?