Is Tube Thermosoftening Helpful for Videolaryngoscope-Guided Nasotracheal Intubation?

BACKGROUND:Thermosoftening of the endotracheal tube (ETT) and telescoping the ETT into a rubber catheter have been suggested as a method for reducing epistaxis during nasotracheal intubation (NTI). However, thermosoftening technique is known to make it difficult to navigate the ETT into trachea with