Abstract
Three cases of trismus caused by oropharyngeal sepsis are described where fibreoptic-assisted awake intubation using an oral airway intubator and nebulised lidocaine was safely and successfully achieved.
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Trois cas de trismus provoqués par une infection oropha-ryngée sont déeds où l’intubation a été accomplie avec succès suite à l’utilisation d’un bronchoscope à fibre optique.
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Sutherland, A.D., Sale, J.P. Fibreoptic awake intubation - a method of topical anaesthesia and orotracheal intubation. Can Anaesth Soc J 33, 502–504 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010979
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010979