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DIAZ FERNANDEZ, José Manuel; GOMEZ PACHECO, Felipe  e  PEREZ ARREDONDO, Ricardo. Fibroscopia o traqueostomía en cirugía maxilofacial. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 1998, vol.37, n.2, pp. 93-97. ISSN 1561-2945.

Certain maxillofacial conditions may lead to a compulsory tracheostomy and even, after some years, to fiberscope-assisted intubation before proceeding to a general anesthesia surgery. The fiber optic endoscopy is an effective but delicate method requiring a staff specially trained in difficult intubation since this technique avoids the disturbances of tracheostomy. Indications and results of the fiberscope-aided intubation in non anesthetized patients are set forth

Palavras-chave : INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL/ [methods]; TRACHEOSTOMY [methods; oral]; FIBERS OPTICS [methods]; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION.