Upper Airway Obstruction in a Panfacial Fracture

J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Nov;29(8):e774. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004736.

Abstract

Panfacial fractures are considered the most aggressive and complex facial fracture, and most of them are the results of a high energy trauma. Therefore, a clinical report of a male patient with a panfacial fracture and Richards type 3 fracture resulting in an airway obstruction is presented. This type of fracture can promote an upper airway obstruction, which needs a correct and fast diagnosis to the life support of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / etiology*
  • Airway Obstruction / surgery
  • Facial Bones / injuries*
  • Fractures, Multiple / complications*
  • Fractures, Multiple / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skull Fractures / complications*
  • Skull Fractures / surgery
  • Tracheostomy
  • Young Adult