title: Submental Orotracheal Intubation in Maxillofacial Fracture Surgery: Report of Two Cases.
abstract: Two patients, aged 18 and 28 years, with maxillofacial trauma due to motor vehicle accident, were operated upon by a team of plastic surgeons. In this report we aimed to present our experience with submental intubation procedure in these cases, in which orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation was impossible due to panfacial fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimaiton, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ümit Yaşar
authors.initials: ÜY
authors.lastname: Tekelioğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Furkan Erol
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Karabekmez
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimaiton, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demirhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimaiton, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Akcan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimaiton, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bayır
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimaiton, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koçoğlu
keywords: Maxillofacial trauma; panfacial fracture; submental intubation