The Rigid Tube as an Alternative in Controlling the Problematic AirwayIoan Florin Marchis 1, Doinel Radeanu 2, Sever Pop 2, Alexandra Pop 1, Marcel Cosgarea 2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Presented here is a protocol of tracheal intubation over an intubating tube introducer using a rigid tube for laryngoscopy with an attached light source. The main characteristics of this maneuver are the retromolar approach and the use of the thyroid cartilage as a landmark while advancing the rigid tube.
