title: Endotracheal tube stabilization using an orthodontic skeletal anchor in a patient with facial burns.
abstract: Stabilizing the endotracheal tube is of vital importance in patients suffering facial burns or trauma in the intensive care unit, as well as during a general anaesthetic procedure. Here is presented a secure method using a simple orthodontic skeletal anchorage system on the maxilla and 0.4-mm stainless steel wire that does not require any work or place any burden on the teeth or gingival tissue, and does not require extensive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitsugi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kozato
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*