Y a-t-il encore des indications de la fibroscopie pour l'intubation difficile ?

Awake fiber-optic intubation is useful when difficult intubation is anticipated. It is a valuable technique that achieves safe airway management of patients with anticipated difficult tracheal intubation. It should be skilled by most anesthesiologists. Fibreoptic intubation is recommended in some specific settings (unstable cervical spine or necrotizing cervical fasciitis for instance). In other cases, alternative techniques should be considered. Among these, although Fastrach™ is commonly promoted, videolaryngoscopy is certainly very promising.