Stridor: remember the oesophagus

Abstract

opening. None of our patients had a mouth opening distance of less than 2.5 cm, even with an appropriately sized cervical collar in place.We believe that in patients with an unstable cervical spine who require awake intubation the LMA CTrach can be used safely and effectively. It is cheaper and can be obtained more easily than a fibreoptic laryngoscope, and does not require extensive experience to use successfully.