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Case Reports
Nasotracheal intubation in traumatic craniofacial dislocation: use of the lighted stylet.
- V P Verdile, M B Heller, P M Paris, and R D Stewart.
- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15261.
- Am J Emerg Med. 1988 Jan 1; 6 (1): 39-41.
AbstractThe coexistence of facial trauma and suspected cervical spine injury represents a difficult problem in airway management. The successful use of guided nasotracheal intubation using a flexible lighted stylet is described, and its application to the critically injured patient is emphasized.
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