Modified retrograde intubation in a patient with difficult airway

Authors

• Rex J. Morais, Department of Anesthesia, Dubai Hospital, PO Box 7272, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tel. 00971 4 714444 Fax. 00971 4 3356250. Email rmorais{at}emirates.net.ae
• Strahil N. Kotsev, Department of Anesthesia, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Sabri J. Hana, Department of Anesthesia, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

We report a modified technique of retrograde endotracheal intubation in a patient with limited motility at the atlanto-occipital joint, temporomandibular joint, and cervical spine, presenting for closure of a large oronasal fistula. Despite more recent advances in intubation techniques and technology, retrograde intubation still deserves a place in the anesthetist9s armamentarium for the management of the difficult airway.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

490

Last Page

492

Recommended Citation

Morais, Rex J.; Kotsev, Strahil N.; and Hana, Sabri J. (2000) "Modified retrograde intubation in a patient with difficult airway," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 21: Iss. 5, Article 17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1181