Successful difficult airway intubation using the Miller laryngoscope blade and paraglossal technique

Abstract

In anaesthetic practice clinicians are often faced with difficult airway situations. The conventional approach to intubation is the midline technique using a curved Macintosh blade for direct laryngoscopy. However, we have been successful in such a case using old technology and a seldom-used technique. This case raised the question whether older, alternative, methods of tracheal intubation may offer an advantage in airway management above the conventional practice.