Case Report

Tracheal Intubation Using Nelaton Catheter: A Simple Device, an Airway Rescue Option

10.5152/TJAR.2020.96777

  • Parisa Sezari
  • Farhad Safari
  • Masoud Nashibi
  • Kamran Mottaghi

Received Date: 26.06.2019 Accepted Date: 09.08.2019 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2020;48(5):414-416

Although anticipated, difficult airway could turn into a catastrophe for health care providers, where planned strategies and equipment become useless. We report a challenging airway management process due to narrowed upper airway by the application of a Nelaton catheter as a rescue device.

Keywords: Airway management, difficult intubation, laryngeal mass, nelaton urinary catheter