British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1992, Vol. 69, No. 6 657-658
© 1992 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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USE OF SUCTION CATHETERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRACHEAL TUBES IN ADULTS
Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW
A 16-gauge suction catheter (i.d. 4.0 mm) was used to intubate the trachea in two patients in whom the larynx was narrowed as a result of pathological lesions, and normal, small diameter tracheal tubes were too short.