title: Intermaxillary fixation screw for endotracheal tube fixation in the edentulous patient with facial burns.
abstract: Endotracheal tube fixation in patients with severe facial burns and edentulism is a challenge. We describe a simple and elegant method to secure the endotracheal tube in such patients by means of an intermaxillary fixation screw.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: yoram77@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fleissig
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rushinek
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regev
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous
keywords: IMF screw; endotracheal tube fixation; facial burns