title: Draping for neck surgery requiring endotracheal tube manipulation.
abstract: During airway surgery, the anaesthetist may be required to manipulate or withdraw the endotracheal tube. Traditional surgical head drapes often make access to the tube difficult, therefore limiting control of the airway and risking de-sterilisation of the surgical field. We report a new method of draping for major neck operations that permits easy access to the endotracheal tube while maintaining sterility of the operative field.
authors: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK. clucydalton@doctors.org.uk
authors: C L
authors: CL
authors: Dalton
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Clamp
authors: G C
authors: GC
authors: Porter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D058636:Surgical Drapes