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2 de dic. de 2023 · Retrograde intubation is an older technique for patients who are still breathing (awake in the Resus world, sedated in the anesthesia world). I have seen in the past that elective cases may done with an induced patient–THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO RESUS!
Retrograde intubation (RI) is a well-described technique that involves several methods of translaryngeal guided nonsurgical airway access to assist in endotracheal or nasotracheal intubation.
29 de jun. de 2021 · With difficult airways and/or maxillofacial trauma, retrograde nasal intubation 4 has been described and involves the insertion of a guide wire through the cricothyroid membrane, which is then passed upward through the pharynx and delivered out of a nostril in a retrograde manner.
Retrograde intubation represents one of several alternative maneuvers for securing the difficult airway. While mouth tumors, cervical arthritis, and jaw ankylosis represent rare cases of difficult-to-control airways, maxillofacial trauma continues to represent the most common indication for alternative airway management.
2 de sept. de 2009 · Unlike flexible fibreoptic endoscope guided intubation, retrograde intubation can be performed when blood or secretions are present in the upper airway. Retrograde intubation can also be performed when a patient’s neck is immobilised.
In a situation of difficult tracheal intubation, a retrograde intubation technique, also known as translaryngeal guided intubation, is an accepted mode of establishing an airway [1].
The use of retrograde wire technique to assist in the management of difficult airway was first reported in 1981. Since then, modifications of this technique have included the use of the fiberoptic bronchoscope to permit tracheal intubation under direct visual control.
