A SIMPLE HOMEMADE LIGHTED STYLET FOR NEONATES AND INFANTS - A DESCRIPTION AND CASE-REPORT OF ITS USE IN AN INFANT WITH THE PIERRE-ROBIN-ANOMALAD

The glossoptosis and micrognathia associated with Pierre Robin anomala d can make tracheal intubation by conventional laryngoscopy quite diff icult. Lighted stylets may be helpful in the successful intubation of infants with this anomalad, but those currently available that are sma ll enough to accommodate 3.0 mm ID tracheal tubes have two major drawb acks limiting their utility: an insufficiently rigid stylet component and a nonadjustable, overly bright light. We describe a lighted stylet that can be easily assembled in the operating room which overcomes th ese problems and allowed us to successfully intubate a six-day-old wit h severe Pierre Robin anomalad.