Spinal Cord Injury Anesthetic Considerations Many authors recommend awake fiberoptic intubation as a safe alternative to DL in patients with cervical cord injuries – Schwartz et. al reported a series of 327 patients with cervical lesions who received nasal/oral fiberoptic intubation with 100% success rate. In 12 patients (3.6%), anatomic abnormalities transnasal endotracheal intubation and […]