{"id":9105,"date":"2013-02-14T12:53:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T17:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crashingpatient.com\/?p=9105"},"modified":"2013-02-14T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:26:50","slug":"blind-nasotracheal-intubation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crashingpatient.com\/resuscitation\/airway\/blind-nasotracheal-intubation.htm\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind Nasotracheal Intubation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Consider awake BNTI in a predicted difficult airway<\/p>\n
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start with 32 french trumpet anesthetize through it to get post pharynx<\/p>\n
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Use the left nostril or if using the right turn tube 180\u00b0<\/p>\n
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Facilitated by neutral head position and ET tube cuff inflation to 15cc.<\/p>\n
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depth is 26-28 cm at nares<\/p>\n
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aim towards contralateral nipple<\/p>\n