title: Airway management of a patient with facial trauma.
abstract: Airway management in patients with facial trauma is usually challenging. In this case, we report the airway management of a patient who had multiple midface fractures and a two-inch tree limb implanted into his face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. jeffrey_i_huang@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey Jianhong
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery