Assess Tracheal Length to Avoid Gum-Elastic Bougie Complications

Airway catheters are used to facilitate endotracheal intubation in difficult airway situations or to exchange an endotracheal tube (ETT). Two different types of airway catheters are commercially available: ETT introducers and ETT exchange catheters. ETT introducers, or bougies, are relatively short and have a stiff angled tip to aid insertion through the vocal cords. ETT exchange catheters are usually longer, come in a