title: Complications after using the Airtraq laryngoscope for a predicted difficult intubation.
abstract: Although standard management of an expected difficult intubation is based on fibre-optic techniques, the application of optical laryngoscopes such as Airtraq is gaining widespread acceptance. We here describe a case where an intubation attempt with the Airtraq laryngoscope was not only unsuccessful, but negatively influenced subsequent use of a flexible fibroscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland. magda@gumed.edu.pl
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Łasińska-Kowara
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karwacki
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Łapiński
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020704:Laryngoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged