title: Translaryngeal retrograde wire-guided fiberoptic intubation for difficult airway: a case report.
abstract: The authors describe the special tracheal intubation technique used in two patients with a difficult airway. These are the translaryngeal retrograde wire-guided and fiberoptic intubation. The authors show how to use both to facilitate intubation. The authors modified the technique by passing a guide-wire in a retrograde manner from the trachea to the nose and then a fiberoptic laryngoscope within the endotracheal tube over the wire. The technique can be applied for use in any difficult airway situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Waraporn
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chau-In
authors.forename: Suthida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pongmetha
authors.forename: Krisna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sumret
authors.forename: Patravoot
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vatanasapt
authors.forename: Waranyoo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Khongkankong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008297:Male