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intubation

In medicine, operation that involves the introduction of a tube through the mouth and into the larynx to keep the air passage open.



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We believe that despite the risk of bleeding and edema, nasotracheal intubation with a stent on the opposite side to act as an airway and guide is the safest way to secure the airway in these patients.
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Abstract: Surgical procedures on structures of the oral cavity or the mandible may require nasotracheal intubation to allow for surgical access.
 
 
 
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