Clinical case reports
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Clinical case reports · Feb 2014
In which clinical scenario would awake fibreoptic nasal intubation be employed?
The routine way to access the uncomplicated airway is via direct laryngoscopy. When this is not possible, there are a number of other techniques to help visualization such as the video laryngoscopy. These require a degree of mouth opening. With almost complete trismus, the clinician should resort to awake fibreoptic nasal intubation to secure the airway.