Use of sevoflurane in difficult airways

Inhalational induction is one of the recognized methods for the management of difficult airway. Halothane is the usual choice of agent for this purpos e. The relatively new agent sevoflurane, which is the least irritant of all the available agents, is emerging as a choice of inhalational agent for bo th adult and pediatric populations. There are various reports for and again st the use of sevoflurane for the management of difficult airway. We descri be the use of sevoflurane for the management of difficult airway in four pa tients presenting with airway problems. (C) Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandina vica 44 (2000).