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713778 
Journal Article 
Complications of guided blind endotracheal intubation 
Akinyemi, OO 
1979 
Yes 
Anaesthesia
ISSN: 0003-2409
EISSN: 1365-2044 
34 
6 
590-592 
English 
484818 
The complications observed in twelve patients undergoing guided blind nasotracheal intubation are presented. The commonest was minor bleeding, followed by difficulty in hooking the cannula out of the nostril. These complications are minor enough to justify the more frequent use of the technique in patients with intubation problems.