[Orotracheal intubation using a Styletscope in a patient with restricted opening of the mouth].
We used a Styletscope (FSS) for endotracheal intubation in a 61-year-old man with restricted mouth opening. The degree of mouth opening was only 1.5 cm. The FSS was passed through an oral RAE endotracheal tube and used as a guide for insertion of the tube. After induction of anesthesia using propofol and vecuronium, orotracheal intubation was accomplished promptly and smoothly using this scope. The Styletscope is a useful device for orotracheal intubation in patients with restricted mouth opening.
Nagashima
Michio
M
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa 078-8510.
Saito
Tomoyo
T
Takahata
Osamu
O
Sengoku
Kazufumi
K
Iwasaki
Hirosi
H
D005157:Facial Pain / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009407:Nerve Block; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery