Jaw-Thrust Maneuver Facilitates Fiberoptic Intubation

The jaw-thrust maneuver enhances oral fiberoptic bronchoscopy; however, its role during endotracheal tube passage is not clear. Researchers randomized 82 patients undergoing elective surgery to receive a jaw-thrust maneuver or a sham maneuver performed by an assistant during endotracheal tube passage. Each patient underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy using the jaw-thrust maneuver. At the time of endotracheal tube passage, the jaw-thrust maneuver was either continued or discontinued (control group). Operators were experienced attending anesthesiologists who were blinded to the position of the assistant's hands by a drape. Patients with body mass index >35 kg/m², lung disease, or anticipated difficult intubation, and those who required a neurosu…