KUMJ | VOL. 6 | NO. 1 | ISSUE 21 | JAN-MAR, 2008

Submental tracheal intubation in a case of panfacial trauma
Babu I, Sagtani A, Jain N, Bawa SN

Airway management of panfacial fractures is complicated. Treatment of fractures of such bones presents a certain difficulty as in not only do the fracture fragments have to be aligned but the teeth have to be kept in proper occlusion as well. To achieve a proper pre-traumatic occlusion, the occlusion has to be maintained and checked at all times during the surgery. There are many options for the airway management of such cases. We present a case of panfacial fracture which was managed successfully with submental intubation.