A nasal endotracheal tube (ETT) is routinely placed in children and a fiberoptic scope (FOS) is commonly used for this purpose. Resistance to the passage of ETT is frequently encountered as it is advanced over the FOS for placement into the trachea, since it gets hung up on structures of the laryngeal inlet. The aim of the investigators study performed on forty children divided in two groups was to study in the pediatric population, whether a 90° counterclockwise rotation (CCR) of the ETT prior to advancing through the larynx, by nasal approach, prevents it from getting hung up at the laryngeal inlet.
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Whether or not ETT got hung-up at the laryngeal inlet, the 90° CCR.
Timeframe: Outcome will be measured Immediately