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ArticleBMC anesthesiology2025

Successful awake intubation using Airtraq

Simon Ponthus, Martina Odiakosa, Bertrand Gautier, Lionel Dumont

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Article in BMC anesthesiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Simon PonthusDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland. simon.ponthus@gmail.com.
Martina OdiakosaDepartment of Anaesthesia, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Bertrand GautierDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland.
Lionel DumontDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn resource-limited settings, advanced airway management tools like fiberoptic bronchoscopes are often unavailable, creating challenges for managing difficult airways. We present the case of a 25-year-old male with post-burn contractures of the face, neck, and thorax in Nigeria, who had been repeatedly denied surgery due to the high risk of airway management complications. This case highlights how an awake intubation was safely performed using an Airtraq CASE PRESENTATION: Preoxygenation was performed, followed by topical anesthesia using lidocaine gargles and incremental spraying of lidocaine to the vocal cords via a feeding tube. The Airtraq

conclusionsThis case emphasizes that safe awake intubation with an Airtraq

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BurnsContractureIntubation, IntratrachealLaryngoscopesAdultAnesthetics, LocalHumansLidocaineMaleNigeriaWakefulnessAnesthetics, LocalLidocaineAirtraq® laryngoscopeAnticipated difficult airwayAwake intubationLow-resource settingPatient safety

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PMID39773177
PMCPMC11705717

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