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Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms tucked, head turned away from field
Time : 2-4 hours (long)
Blood Loss : High (200 - 500 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Ask Surgeon
Considerations : High Blood Loss, PONV, Throat Pack, Opioid Tolerance, Intermaxillary Fixation

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Nasal Rae
The Surgery

Preauricular approach - a preauricular or endaural incision, often with a temporal hairline extension, is carried deep to the superficial layer of the deep temporal fascia so the temporal branch of...

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