Use of Ambu aScope for tracheal intubation in anticipated difficult airway, a boon

Difficult intubations contribute to considerable morbidity and mortality in anaesthesia. The complications of difficult airways range fromupper airway soft tissue trauma to hypoxic brain damage and death. A difficult airway is defined as the clinical situation in which a conventionally trained anaesthesiologist experiences difficulty with facemask ventilation of the upper airway, difficulty with tracheal intubation, or both. The difficult airway represents a complex interaction between patient factors, the clinical setting, and the skills of the practitioner. Fibre optic assisted tracheal intubation by the oral or nasal route is the recommended technique of management of an anticipated difficult airway.