Nasotracheal intubation using the Airtraq® optical laryngoscope in patients with a difficult airway

Nasotracheal intubation using the Airtraq® optical laryngoscope in patients with a difficult airway.

To the Editor, We were interested in a recently published case report describing application of the Airtraq optical laryngoscope (Airtraq) for nasotracheal intubation (NTI) in a patient with a predicted difficult airway who was undergoing oral surgery. The authors are to be congratulated on their successful airway management in this challenging case. However, topical anesthesia was performed on...

Nasotracheal intubation in patients with an unanticipated difficult airway--I.

To the Editor: We read, with interest, the recent case report written by Drs. Uria et al.1, and we agree with their assessment that it is important to perform a preliminary laryngoscopy prior to inserting a nasal tube. However, their recommendation to insert a bougie through the RAE® nasal tube, with its distal acute curve, can result in inappropriate bending of the distal portion which is unfa...

An Airway which Facilitates intubation with a Fiberoptic Laryngoscope

Complications after using the Airtraq laryngoscope for a predicted difficult intubation.

Although standard management of an expected difficult intubation is based on fibre-optic techniques, the application of optical laryngoscopes such as Airtraq is gaining widespread acceptance. We here describe a case where an intubation attempt with the Airtraq laryngoscope was not only unsuccessful, but negatively influenced subsequent use of a flexible fibroscopic approach.

Awake tracheal intubation using the Airtraq laryngoscope: a case series.

The Airtraq laryngoscope (AL) is a new single use indirect laryngoscope designed to facilitate tracheal intubation in anaesthetised patients either with normal or difficult airway anatomy. It is designed to provide a view of the glottis without alignment of the oral, pharyngeal and tracheal axes. We report four cases of successful awake tracheal intubation using the AL. The first case is a pati...