RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - Tiwari, Tanmay A1 - Sharma, Bhawana A1 - Rajput, Sachin T1 - A case report of retrograde intubation as rescue procedure in unanticipated difficult airway: an old technique still relevant in low resource settings YR - 2019/10/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 158 OP - 160 VO - 67 IS - 1 UL - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=1;spage=158;epage=160;aulast=Tiwari;t=5 DO - 10.4103/2045-9912.337998 N2 - In cases with an unanticipated difficult airway, retrograde intubation can be used as an alternative procedure for airway management when a fiber optic bronchoscope is unavailable. We here report a case of successful management of an unanticipated difficult airway following a failed intubation in a 34-year-old 54 kg male patient with carcinoma lateral border of tongue using retrograde intubation guided technique. Maintaining oxygenation and minimizing airway trauma should be the priority following a failed intubation. Decisions seeking alternative techniques following failed intubation are easy, if valid and applicable techniques (as per anesthesiologist’s skills and available resources) are discussed before induction of anesthesia. ER -