Evaluating the Knowledge, Attitude and Experience of Anesthesiologist About Nasotracheal Intubation: A Questionnaire Study

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Although the orotracheal intubation is frequentlyused in the operating room and intensive care, nasotracheal intubation is required for some specific surgeries. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the experience and the level of knowledge on nasotracheal intubation, and the rates of using new methods that facilitate nasotracheal intubation. METHODS: Datas were collected from the questionnaire forms that residents and specialists working in anesthesiology and reanimation clinics answered questions via face-to-face communication or e-mail. The questionnaire included questions regarding demographic data and the knowledge and experience of anesthesiologists about nasotracheal intubation. Number (percent) [n (%)] was used to summarize categorical variables. p<0.05 were considered significant in the study. RESULTS: 204 (93.58%) participants have nasotracheal intubation experience. The number of specialists and residents was equal in the study and the majority of the participants (70.6%, n = 144) were working in the training and research hospitals. The proportion of anesthesiologists who experienced difficult nasal intubation among the participants was 27.9% (n = 57). 21% of the anesthesiologists (n = 12) who with difficult nasotracheal intubations said that ‘I always use the videolaryngoscope'. 69% (49% always, 19.7% rarely) of the participants said that they used midazolam during awake nasotracheal intubation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Training programs should be prepared and repeated because of new airway devices and sedative agents in nasal airway management.

Keywords

• surveys and questionnaires
• dexmedetomidine
• intubation