Use of the fibrescope-video camera system for difficult tracheal intubation.
We describe an alternative technique for difficult intubation using a fibrescope and a video camera system. The fibrescope attached to the video camera was passed nasally, which provided a view of the larynx on the monitor screen. Then the operator inserted a tracheal tube into the trachea orally using a second fibrescope or a stylet under video visual control. This technique permits a view of the tube passing through the vocal cords in patients who present difficulty in intubation.
Aoyama
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Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Japan.
Takenaka
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Sata
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Shigematsu
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D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000379:methods*