Premium
Awake tracheal intubation with the ProVu™ video stylet: a case series *
Author(s) -
Harrison SL.,
Ahmad I.,
Elwen F.,
Curtis A.,
Dua G.,
Surda P.,
Johnstone C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anaesthesia reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-3726
DOI - 10.1002/anr3.12102
Subject(s) - stylet , medicine , tracheal intubation , intubation , airway , surgery , airway management , anesthesia
Summary Management of the difficult airway is integral to peri‐operative practice. The development of devices to simplify airway handling are changing our approach to tracheal intubation. We report a case series of three patients who underwent awake tracheal intubation with the ProVu™ video stylet (Flexicare Medical Ltd, Mountain Ash, UK). All three patients had predicted difficult airways, including: limited mouth opening secondary to radiotherapy; previous exenteration, hemi‐maxillectomy and scapular free flap formation; and cervical fixation. Awake tracheal intubation was performed successfully in all three cases, with no complications reported. This is the first reported case series of the ProVu™ video stylet as an awake tracheal intubation device. The benefits and limitations of this video stylet are discussed.