British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1992, Vol. 69, No. 2 202-203
© 1992 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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TRAINING IN FIBREOPTIC TRACHEAL INTUBATION IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
1Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP
2Department of Anaesthetics, Killingbeck Hospital Leeds LS14 6UQ
3Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, South Cleveland Hospital Middlesbrough TS4 3BW
1Correspondence to P. R. W.
Twenty-nine departments of anaesthesia in the North of England were questioned about the availability and teaching of fibreoptic tracheal intubation techniques. While 27 departments had both suitable equipment and trained consultant staff, only one offered formal teaching to all its junior anaesthetists.