Maxillofacial Trauma and Difficult Airway Management: Two Case Reports
Journal Title: Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction and Aim: Airway management is a condition that requires rapid intervention in patients with maxillofacial trauma due to impaired anatomy and edema secondary to trauma. In the evaluation and management of the trauma patient, airway safety should be ensured and the cervical spine should be stabilized. In this article; It was aimed to discuss the anesthesia management applied in two cases with maxillofacial trauma as a result of gun shot injury, in the light of the literature. Materials and Methods: In this study, records of two patients in the hospital information system and anesthesia records were examined. Perioperative characteristics, indications for surgery, anesthesia technique and complications of the patients were recorded. Results and Conclusion: Patients with maxillofacial trauma; Airway edema, which can develop in a short time due to damage to facial bones and soft tissues, damaged tissue such as blood, clot, foreign body, broken bone fragments, or because of the risk of aspiration due to the main material causing trauma can close the airway, it is a special patient group that needs to be guaranteed the airway quickly. In our article, we aimed to discuss the airway management in two cases with maxillofacial trauma as a result of gun shot injury.
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Enes ÇELİK, Mustafa BIÇAK, Hakan AKELMA
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- EP ID EP712183
- DOI https://doi.org/10.58252/artukluder.1185425
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