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Fibre optic guided nasal intubation—shouldn'st we be the experts?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. J. Gleeson ,
M. Z. Stodlak  and
C. L. Wengarf
M. J. Gleeson*
Affiliation:
London
M. Z. Stodlak
Affiliation:
London
C. L. Wengarf
Affiliation:
London
*
Michael Gleeson, Senior Registrar—E.N.T. Department, Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT.
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Abstract

Difficult intubations are more common in otolaryngological practice than any other branch of medicine or surgery. The majority of these are predictable. It is the unexpected intubational failure, usually in a patient undergoing treatment for an unrelated problem, that results in tragedy. In this paper the indications for fibre optic guided intubation are discussed, and the technique described and illustrated in a case of pharyngeal obstruction secondary to an epiglottic cyst. It is suggested that our expertise to operate within the upper airway should be exploited to the advantage of our patients, and of our anaesthetic and surgical colleagues.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 8 , August 1985 , pp. 775 - 778
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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