Identifying the more patent nostril before nasotracheal intubation.

Autor: Smith, J.E., Reid, A.P.
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Zdroj: Anaesthesia; Mar2001, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p258-262, 5p, 4 Charts
Abstrakt: Examines the reliability of simple pre-induction tests used to select the more patent nostril for nasotracheal intubation. Description of patients for maxillo-facial surgery requiring nasotracheal intubation; Estimations on the relative patency of the nostrils; Factors causing nasal trauma.
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