Blind Nasotracheal Intubation
Blind nasal intubation is the technique of intubation wherein a nasotracheal tube is passed into the trachea through the nose without visualization of the glottis with laryngoscope.
Blind nasotracheal intubation. The tip of the ett is directed toward the larynx by listening to the intensity of the breath sounds or by the capnograph tracing. Blind nasotracheal intubation the blind nasotracheal technic is especially valuable for intubating spontaneously breathing patients with or without sedation or under general anesthesia. Full nasotracheal intubation resource.
Anaesthet ics in the plastic surgery of the face and jaws. Ninety two percent of patients in this study were successfully intubated using this technique. This is an advanced method that can be carried out only in experienced and skilled hands especially like those of the anesthetists.
Conclusion blind nasotracheal intubation is shown to be a safe reliable method for definitive airway maintenance in the emergency department. It may be used in elective as well as selected emergent situations by the experienced operator who may expect that more than 75 of patients will be intubated in less than 1 or 2 minutes. Blind nasotracheal intubation requires preservation of spontaneous ventilation either under general anesthesia or with adequate vasoconstriction and topicalization of the nasal mucosa.
