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Blind Nasotracheal Intubation

February 14, 2013 by CrashMaster

Consider awake BNTI in a predicted difficult airway

 

start with 32 french trumpet anesthetize through it to get post pharynx

 

Use the left nostril or if using the right turn tube 180°

 

Facilitated by neutral head position and ET tube cuff inflation to 15cc.

 

depth is 26-28 cm at nares

 

aim towards contralateral nipple

Levitan’s Excellent Review Article

Intubation was originally done with soft rubber tubes, much less likely to cause trauma

A discussion from the 1950’s (blind-nasotracheal-intub)

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