Modified retrograde intubation in a patient with difficult airway

Morais, R.J.; Kotsev, S.N.; Hana, S.J.

Saudi Medical Journal 21(5): 490-492

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0379-5284
PMID: 11500689
Document Number: 514666
We report a modified technique of retrograde endotracheal intubation in a patient with limited motility at the atlanto-occipital joint, temporomandibular joint, and cervical spine, presenting for closure of a large oronasal fistula. Despite more recent advances in intubation techniques and technology, retrograde intubation still deserves a place in the anesthetist's armamentarium for the management of the difficult airway.

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