After 2-jaw surgery, difficulty in breathing through the mouth and the nose is common due to nasal airway obstruction, intraoral bleeding, and sometimes maxillomandibular fixation. A partially withdrawn nasotracheal tube can be used economically with equal efficacy to the nasopharyngeal airway to provide supplemental oxygen after 2-jaw surgery.
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Figure 1.
Nasotracheal tube (Mallinckrodt RAE) was partially withdrawn after deflating the cuff.
Figure 2.
The standard adaptor supplied with the nasotracheal tube was reinserted into the proximal end.
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Ui Lyong Lee, DDS, MSD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Center, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea; davidjoy76@gmail.com.
Received: Feb 24, 2015
Accepted: May 13, 2015