• Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Jun 1995

    Case Reports

    [Light stylet--an alternative when intubation is difficult].

    • I Austlid and H Flaatten.
    • Anestesi-og intensivavdeling, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen.
    • Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 1995 Jun 20; 115 (16): 1945-6.

    AbstractUsing a light stylet, it is possible to perform oro- and nasotracheal intubation without the need of visualizing the larynx or extending the patient's neck. This makes the light stylet a valuable alternative when conventional intubation with a laryngoscope is difficult or impossible. Intubation with the light stylet is easy to learn, is relatively atraumatic, has an acceptable success rate and is fast enough to compete with laryngoscopic intubation. The equipment is inexpensive. We describe successful intubation with the light stylet in four patients. Two had unstable neck fractures, one had previously been difficult to intubate, and one had trismus.

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