Open AccessAppropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations
Author(s) -
Amitabh Dutta,
Manish Gupta,
Prabhat Kumar Choudhary,
Jayashree Sood
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_639_17
Subject(s) - epiglottis , medicine , intubation , tracheal intubation , unavailability , tracheal tube , laryngoscopy , airway , tube (container) , airway management , surgery , anesthesia , larynx , mechanical engineering , engineering , reliability engineering
Tracheal tube introducers (TTIs) are a useful aid to a conventional laryngoscopy-intubation method of upper airway access in adults. However, even when TTIs are used, successful tracheal intubation is not guaranteed. Apart from suboptimal practice proficiency and unavailability of the complete repertoire of TTI, the physical attributes of the TTI have a role to play. Our report on the management of two cases highlights the importance of selecting a TTI with appropriate angled tip characteristics to facilitate successful guided intubation.