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Successful retrograde tracheal intubation using a central venous catheterization set: two cases
Author(s) -
Oh Je Hyeok,
Kim Sung Eun,
Lee Sang Jin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01187.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , tracheal intubation , airway , anesthesia , airway management , endotracheal intubation , central venous catheter , surgery , catheter
Retrograde tracheal intubation (RTI) is an airway management technique requiring relatively simple skills that can be learned easily and retained. However, proper RTI equipment is not generally available in many ED. RTI requires through‐the‐needle catheters and flexible‐tip guidewires, which are included in the more generally available central venous catheterization set. We performed RTI using the central venous catheterization set in two patients with obstructed airways where specific RTI equipment was unavailable and demonstrated successful intubation in both cases. Our method might be a useful alternative for RTI in situations where the purpose‐specific equipment is unavailable.