Surgical Tracheotomy
Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure that dates back to early history and medical advancement. The oral and maxillofacial surgeon routinely operates around the airway and should be able to master…
Emergency Cricothyrotomy
Establishment of an unobstructed airway and adequate oxygenation is a basic tenet of life support. Mechanical or anatomic airway obstructions can arise secondary to trauma, pathology, foreign bodies, and infection….
Management of the Difficult Airway
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons use in-office anesthesia techniques on a daily basis more than any other specialty outside anesthesiology. Despite the magnitude of the number of patients who receive deep…
Causes of the Difficult Airway
Recognizing a potentially difficult airway is important in avoiding a life-threatening emergency. There are 2 separate scenarios for considering the difficult airway: difficult mask ventilation (DMV) and difficult tracheal intubation…
Craniofacial Approach for Anterior Skull-Base Lesions
In the field of craniofacial surgery, different surgical methods for treating skull-base lesions have evolved. A thorough understanding of the microsurgical and functional anatomy of the anterior skull base is…
Frontobasilar Fractures: Contemporary Management
Approximately 5% of patients presenting to a level 1 trauma center in the United States will have sustained basilar skull injuries. The etiology of frontobasilar trauma is variable but is…
