Traumatic injuries to the maxillofacial region are of utmost concern to anesthesiologists,
considering their intimate association with the airway. The complex anatomy of the
cervicomaxillofacial region and the plethora of injuries that can occur, each with
its own impact on anesthetic management, necessitate that anesthesiologists have a
working knowledge of the anatomy, types of injuries, and their impact on care.
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribers receive full online access to your subscription and archive of back issues up to and including 2002.
Content published before 2002 is available via pay-per-view purchase only.
Subscribe:
Subscribe to Anesthesiology ClinicsAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- Retrograde technique for tracheal intubation in trauma patients.Crit Care Med. 1988; 16: 712-713
- Brainard C.A. Advanced Trauma Life Support. ed 3. Appleton and Lange, Stanford, CT1997
- Mandibular fractures in an urban trauma center.J Trauma. 1986; 26: 826
- Initial evaluation and management of upper airway injuries in trauma patients.J Clin Anesth. 1991; 3: 91
- The management of gunshot wounds to the face.J Trauma. 1992; 33: 508
- Priming with rocuronium accelerates the onset of neuromuscular blockade.J Clin Anesth. 1997; 9: 204-207
- Initial Assessment.in: Lopez-Viego A. The Parkland Trauma Handbook. Mosby, St. Louis1994: 39-43
- Management of airway trauma: I. Tracheobronchial injuries.Ann Thorac Surg. 1989; 40: 289
- Meningitis as a complication of anesthesia in a patient with a basal skull fracture.Anesthesiology. 1970; 32: 282-283
- Management of maxillofacial trauma.in: Advances in Trauma. 2. Mosby-Year Book, Chicago1987: 131-162
- Etude experimentale sur les fractures de la machoire supernase.Revue de Chirurgie. 1901; 23 (360–379, 479–507): 208-227
- Diagnosis and treatment of midface fractures.in: Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma. 3. WB Saunders, Philadelphia1991: 515-542
- Facial injuries associated with cervical fractures: Recognition, patterns and management.J Trauma. 1985; 25: 90-93
- The use of succinylcholine in open eye surgery.Anesthesiology. 1985; 62: 637
- Cricothyrotomy in the emergency departmen.Ann Emerg Med. 1992; 11: 7-361
- Retrograde intubation and transtracheal jet ventilation.in: Hanowell L.H. Waldron R.J. Airway Management. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia1996: 277-305
- Complication from a nasopharyngeal airway in a patient with a basilar skull fracture.Anesthesiology. 1991; 74: 366-368
- Airway management for patients with penetrating neck trauma: A retrospective study.Anesth Analg. 1993; 77: 1135-1138
- Mandibular Trauma.in: Lopez-Viego M.A. The Parkland Trauma Handbook. Mosby, StLouis1994: 119
Article Info
Footnotes
Address reprint requests to Vance E. Shearer, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235–9068
Identification
Copyright
© 1999 W. B. Saunders Company. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
