The management of a child with a major airway abnormality.
A technique of guided blind intubation is reported utilizing a small-bore needle and guide wire passed transtracheally. The advantage of this technique is that because of the minimal trauma involved, it can be used in small infants as well as adults.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*