Table 18.8
Anaesthetic considerations during coronoidectomy

Patients likely to have mechanically restricted mouth opening which will not improve after induction

Intraoral surgical route so nasal tube and throat pack necessary

Mouth opening should be improved at the end of the procedure

It is a painful procedure; morphine will be needed in addition to simple analgesics

Patients likely to have mechanically restricted mouth opening which will not improve after induction

Intraoral surgical route so nasal tube and throat pack necessary

Mouth opening should be improved at the end of the procedure

It is a painful procedure; morphine will be needed in addition to simple analgesics

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