History and Physical Report, Emergency Personnel, Observers, Relatives, or with the use of Pencil and Paper

Name 3 things that should accompany the patient to the operating room during a Maxillofacial Procedure.

Facial Imaging Studies

Dental Impressions

Preoperative Photographs

Where does the surgeon usually stand during a Maxillofacial Procedure?

Head of the Operating Bed

Name 2 safety precautions that are taken for the patient during surgery.

Warming Devices

Insertion of a Foley Catheter

What safety precautions should be taken when the heels, elbows, sacrum, and shoulders are involved?

They should be padded

Blood loss should be measured closely, especially for who?

Children

Maxillofacial surgery involves manipulation of the bones near the patients what?

Airway

What 2 things can endanger the airway status of the patient?

Elective and Traumatic Procedures

What can vomiting leat to during surgery?

Aspiration and Infection

(Especially in Maxillofacial Trauma Patients)

If a patient gets an infection what will this interfere with?

Fracture/Wound Healing

Surgical personnel should be prepared to handle a variety of situations that concerns what?

Airway Management

Because Maxillofacial procedures are done in the region of the endotracheal tube delivering the oxygen to the patient, care should be provided to avoid what?

Inoperative Fire

A dural tear may be repaired by placing a suture or sealing off the CSF leak with the option of which 3 things?

Fat, Fascia, or Muscle Graft

The surgical site is prepared by carefully removing what?

Gross Debri (Glass or Dirt)

What should never be shaved or removed during a Maxillofacial Procedure?

Eyebrows or Eyelashes