A technique for maintenance of airway access in infants with a difficult airway following tracheal extubation

Tracheal extubation of patients with a difficult airway represents a challe nge to anaesthesiologists and intensive care physicians. While a variety of techniques designed to maintain access to the airway in case of the need f or tracheal reintubation have been described in adults, no reports have bee n published in infants and young children. We describe an approach to this issue in a young child with severe micrognathia.