title: Intra-operative endotracheal tube stabilisation for facial burns.
abstract: Endotracheal tube stabilisation for the debridement and grafting of facial burns is challenging. Traditional securing methods using adhesive tapes or ties are unsuitable. Presented here is a method utilizing a nasogastric tube looped around the hard palate for oral intubation or the nasal septum for nasal intubation and attached to the endotracheal tube using a plastic cable tie. This non-invasive method was used on 12 patients undergoing debridement and grafting of facial burns at The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital without complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7800, South Africa. rebecca.gray@uct.ac.za
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rode
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male