title: Alternative technique for changing from nasal to oral endotracheal tube for orthognathic and nasal surgery by using an airway exchange catheter: a case report.
abstract: A 28-year-old male patient with right maxillar, zygomatic arch, orbital wall, and nasal bone fractures had an orthognathic and nasal surgery. Naso-endotracheal intubation is the first choice during surgical correction of dentofacial deformities in an orthognathic surgery; however, its presence can interfere with concomitant surgical procedures on the nose. Traditionally, the naso-endotracheal tube will be removed and replaced with an oro-endotracheal tube. We changed the endotracheal tube from nasal to oral by using an airway exchange catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Soeul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Soeul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung-Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung-Hee University, Soeul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Man
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: Airway exchange catheter; Nasal surgery; Naso-endotracheal intubation; Orthognathic surgery
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