title: [Role of the ORL anesthetist in foreseen or unforseen difficult intubations].
abstract: Difficult intubation (DI) is a daily problem in a ENT unit. The place of the ENT anesthesiologist in the management of a DI is both in his own unit and in the hospital as an expert in DI. An anesthesiologist working in a ENT unit should be an expert in techniques allowing to manage intubation and oxygenation in every situations: i.e. fiberscopic intubation, LMA and intubating LMA and transtracheal ventilation. The ENT anesthesiologist may also play a role in the management of a DI in the hospital as an expert, both helping to cope with a difficult airway and teaching airway skills and the value of having a plan before managing any airway.
authors.affiliation: Centre Universitaire Hospitalier de Bordeaux, Département d'anesthésie réanimation IV, Hôpital des enfants.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cros
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007587:Job Description; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*