A serious anaesthetic complication of a Lefort I osteotomy

Bidgoli, S. J. Hosseini; Dumont, Lionel; Mattys, M.; Mardirosoff, C.; Damseaux, P.

doi:10.1097/00003643-199903000-00011

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Case report

English

A serious anaesthetic complication of a Lefort I osteotomy

ContributorsBidgoli, S. J. Hosseini; Dumont, Lionel; Mattys, M.; Mardirosoff, C.; Damseaux, P.

Published inEuropean journal of anaesthesiology, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 201-203

Publication date1999-03

Abstract

We report a case of surgical transsection of the nasoendotracheal tube during a Lefort I maxillary osteotomy, resulting in severe intra-operative ventilatory difficulties. The management of this problem and a brief review of the literature are presented.

Keywords

Adolescent
Anesthesia / adverse effects
Cleft Palate / surgery
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / etiology
Intraoperative Complications / physiopathology
Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation
Maxilla / surgery
Osteotomy / adverse effects
Osteotomy / instrumentation
Respiratory Mechanics

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BIDGOLI, S. J. Hosseini et al. A serious anaesthetic complication of a Lefort I osteotomy. In: European journal of anaesthesiology, 1999, vol. 16, n° 3, p. 201–203. doi: 10.1097/00003643-199903000-00011

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PID : unige:183847
DOI : 10.1097/00003643-199903000-00011
PMID : 10225171

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A serious anaesthetic complication of a Lefort I osteotomy

We report a case of surgical transsection of the nasoendotracheal tube during a Lefort I maxillary osteotomy, resulting in severe intra-operative ventilatory difficulties. The management of this problem and a brief review of the literature are presented.

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