• The Laryngoscope · Jun 2003

    Case Reports

    Use of WuScope for exchange of endotracheal tube in a patient with difficult airway.

    • Juraj Sprung, Laurie C Wright, and John Dilger.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. Sprung.juraj@mayo.edu
    • Laryngoscope. 2003 Jun 1;113(6):1082-4.

    ObjectiveTo describe a method for the exchange of a defective endotracheal tube using the WuScope in patients with difficult airways who cannot tolerate interrupted ventilation.Study DesignCase report.MethodsDetailed description of proposed modality for the endotracheal tube exchange.ResultsExchanging a defective endotracheal tube in patients with a "difficult airway" and compromised oxygenation can be a challenging task. Performing fiberoptic visualization with the WuScope and using a "double intubation" technique may be an acceptable method for endotracheal tube exchange in some clinical situations.ConclusionBy using our technique the exchange of an endotracheal tube in a patient with a difficult airway may be achieved without interrupting the ventilation.

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