Airtraq(®) optical laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in patients with severe ankylosing spondylitis: A report of two cases.

Abstract

Airway management in patients of ankylosing spondylitis remains a challenge for anaesthesiologists. Many new airway devices have been used for securing airway in these patients. The Airtraq(®) optical laryngoscope is one of the new rigid laryngoscopes with a proximal view finder that reflects an image transferred from the distal tip of the blade through a series of lenses, prisms and mirrors. We report two cases of ankylosing spondylitis who were scheduled for total hip replacement and subtotal thyroidectomy and were successfully intubated using the Airtraq(®) laryngoscope.

• Authors: Qazi Ehsan Ali, Syed Hussain Amir, Obaid Ahmed Siddiqui, Abu Nadeem, Abdulla Zoheb Azhar
• Journal: Indian journal of anaesthesia (Indian J Anaesth) Vol. 56 Issue 2 Pg. 165-7 (Mar 2012) ISSN: 0976-2817 [Electronic] India
• PMID: 22701209 (Publication Type: Journal Article)