TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2022-7-103
TI - Draping for Minimally-Invasive Hypopharyngeal Sleep Surgery using a Nasotracheal Tube: Surgical Technique
AU - Ankit, Patel 
AU - Amro, Hassan
AU - Thusith, Wickrama
AU - Bhik, Kotecha
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2022
DA - Fri 15, Jul 2022
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2022.07.03
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/draping-for-minimally-invasive_SCR-2022-7-103 
KW - Intubation, obstructive sleep apnea, nasal cartilages, minimally invasive surgical procedures
AB - Nasotracheal intubation is widely used for elective maxillofacial and ENT surgery and allows a superior visual field during sleep surgery. Traditional draping methods can result in nasal injury. We describe an alternative method of draping during nasotracheal intubation which avoids this risk.