Critical Care Medicine 1999-Aug
Traumatic macroglossia: a life-threatening complication.
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登陸註冊
鏈接已保存到剪貼板
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抽象
OBJECTIVE
To describe the use of muscle relaxants and a bite raiser to avoid continued tongue trauma.
METHODS
Case report.
METHODS
A tertiary general intensive care unit (ICU).
METHODS
Muscle relaxation and bite raiser.
RESULTS
Muscle relaxation and a bite raiser were used in a 17-yr-old male with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.
CONCLUSIONS
Early use of a bite raiser together with muscle relaxants allows for more rapid solution of edema and prevention of additional trauma to the tongue in patients with traumatic macroglossia.
