Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 543-551 , March 2009

Preventing Pressure Sores of the Nasal Ala After Nasotracheal Tube Intubation: From Animal Model to Clinical Application

  • Tze-Ta Huang, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Director of Dental Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Chih-En Tseng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Director, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Tsan-Mu Lee, MS

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Jen-Ying Yeh, BS

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Yu-Yung Lai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Staff, Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Lai: Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, No. 2 Min-Sheng Road, Dalin Town, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, Republic of China

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PII: S0278-2391(08)01211-1

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.100

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 543-551 , March 2009

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