Paediatric Airtraq for adult nasal intubation in anaesthetized patients.

摘要

Editor-We read with interest the report of the successful use of the Pentax-Airway Scope (AWS) videolaryngoscope (Hoya Co., Tokyo, Japan) for awake nasal intubation in patients with unstable necks. In the three cases described, the technique appears to have provided a swift and well-tolerated solution to three predictably difficult airway scenarios. A variety of optical devices have been developed in recent years to facilitate tracheal intubation. These include the Airtraq (Prodol Ltd, Vizcaya, Spain) and the Glidescope (Verathon Medical, Bothell, WA, USA), and the Pentax-AWS.