In the recovery room, the patient remains in the same position and is given oxygen through a ventimask and is monitored until the patient is able to respond to commands. During this period, the most common problems are airway obstruction and bleeding. Before discharging from the recovery room, the patient is made comfortable. If the [...]

The patient is brought to the theater on a tilting trolley with the head on a pillow. The patient is properly positioned on the trolley with the head at the end of the trolley and shoulders on the edge of the pillow. Noninvasive blood pressure, ECG, and oxygen saturation monitoring are commenced. Preoxygenation of the [...]

As for any other operation, significant past medical history, drug history, allergies, and past anesthetic history are recorded. Respiratory and cardiovascular systems and any other related systems are examined. Hb, blood picture, and biochemistry, ie, electrolytes and urea, assessments and an ECG, as a baseline, are carried out as routine investigations.

Orthognathic surgery is a type of orthopedic surgery that has gained wide popularity in maxillofacial surgery. Here the maxilla, mandible, or both are sectioned into pieces and are reassembled with plates or wires to improve the facial appearance, to improve the occlusion of the teeth, or for both. The maxilla, mandible, or both may be [...]