Anesthesiologists perform a variety of airway examinations and history taking to anticipate and to overcome demanding situations. Yet, the parameters obtained from such measurements are not satisfactory. patients having the conditions that indicate difficult intubation, awake intubation is performed especially when the plausibility of mask ventilation is uncertain. Awake fiberoptic intubation has been adopted for management of anticipated difficult tracheal intubation.
However, fiberoptic bronchoscope requires higher cost and longer time to learn the technique. Recently, laryngoscope or stylet with video system is used in various situations, including difficult intubation. Also, in awake intubation, some cases with video-assisted laryngoscope have been reported. Considering the above facts, is awake intubation with video assisted laryngoscope or intubating stylet possible?
