Endotracheal Intubation in the Semi-Fowler Position with the Airway Scope^®

Abstract

  We report an endotracheal intubation in the semi-fowler position with the Airway Scope^® (AWS, S-100, HOYA-PENTAX, Tokyo, Japan) for a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AWS is expected to do the endotracheal intubation more smoothly than the fiberoptic bronchoscopy for patients in the semi-fowler position. We were able to perform endotracheal intubation for a patient in the semi-fowler position with the AWS.