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. 2024 Apr;24(2):139-141.
doi: 10.17245/jdapm.2024.24.2.139. Epub 2024 Mar 28.

An innovative method of pilot balloon capping for submental intubation

Molli Kiran  1 , Sri Rama Ananta Nagabhushanam Padala  1 , Preeti Preeti  1 , Seema Seema  1 , Koovakattil Akhil Kuttan  1
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An innovative method of pilot balloon capping for submental intubation

Molli Kiran et al. J Dent Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bone Fracture; Capping; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Pilot Balloon; Submental Intubation; Tracheostomy.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. (A) The patient with the exteriorized pilot balloon following submental incision, (B) Blockage of the pilot balloon one-way valve with blood and tissue debris, (C) The pilot balloon was extracted through submental incision after its tip was capped with universal intravenous cannula cap, (D) The pilot balloon tip covered with sterile adhesive plaster.
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