Interesting discussion on intubation for cervical surgery

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Hope,

I'm sorry that your question got missed. I hope you don't mind that I merged your new thread into the existing thread. That will make it easier for folks to find the info in the future.

I have been in Germany with one patient who's cervical issues were so profound that they were not comfortable using normal intubation technique. What I remember is that they used nasal intubation. I do not know if the patient was awake for the intubation, but I believe it was not awake.

Please note that the issues surrounding awake intubation and what I remember for this client may be different. Intubation technique is not something I focus on and while I have seen it on several occasions, I'm not usually present for that. Their techniques may change or evolve. While I'm happy to share what my experience has been, questions surrounding issues like these should be directed to the docs involved.

All the best... talk to you soon,

Mark