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Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in morbidly obese Thai patients by ultrasound measurement of distance from skin to epiglottis: a prospective observational study [PDF]

BMC Anesthesiology, 2022
Background In morbidly obese patients, airway management is challenging since the incidence of difficult intubation is three times than those with a BMI within the healthy range.
Sumidtra Prathep, Wilasinee Jitpakdee, Wisara Woraathasin, Maliwan Oofuvong   +3 more
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Preoperative radiological indicators for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in patients with atlantoaxial dislocation [PDF]

Heliyon
Background: Difficult airway remains a great challenge in patients with atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD). Preoperative evaluation and reliable prediction are required to facilitate the airway management.
Yinyin Qu, Yang Tian, Jingchao Fang, Yinglun Tian, Dengyang Han, Linyu Ren, Nanfang Xu, Chao Wang, Xiangyang Guo, Shenglin Wang, Yongzheng Han   +10 more
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Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituitary tumors: A comparison of extended Mallampati score with modified Mallampati classification

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2013
Background: There are numerous reports of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in patients with acromegaly. To date, no study has assessed the application of extended Mallampati score (EMS) for predicting difficult intubation in acromegalics.
Ashish Bindra, Hemanshu Prabhakar, Parmod K Bithal, Gyaninder Pal Singh, Tumul Chowdhury   +4 more
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Effectiveness and Validity of Preoperative Ultrasonographic Airway Assessment and Clinical Screening Tests to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy: A Prospective, Observational Study. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Harjai M, Alam S, Rastogi S, Kumar S.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Preoperative bedside test indicators as predictors of difficult video laryngoscopy in obese patients: a prospective observational study [PDF]

PeerJ
Purpose The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with difficult video laryngoscopy in obese patients. Methods A total of 579 obese patients undergoing elective laparoscopic weight loss surgery were intubated with a single-lumen ...
Liumei Li, Guanyu Yang, ShiYing Li, Xue Liu, Ya Fei Zhu, Qinjun Chu   +5 more
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Prospective Trial to Compare Direct and Indirect Laryngoscopy Using C-MAC PM® with Macintosh Blade and D-Blade® in a Simulated Difficult Airway [PDF]

Emergency Medicine International, 2019
Objective. Evaluation of C-MAC PM® in combination with a standard Macintosh blade size 3 in direct and indirect laryngoscopy and D-Blade® in indirect laryngoscopy in a simulated difficult airway.
Florian Jürgen Raimann, Philipp Edmund Dietze, Colleen Elizabeth Cuca, Dirk Meininger, Paul Kessler, Christian Byhahn, Daniel Gill-Schuster, Kai Zacharowski, Haitham Mutlak   +8 more
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Evaluation of Thyromental Height Test for Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Morbid Obese Patients Candidate for Bariatric Surgery: An Observational Study

Acta Medica Iranica, 2023
Upper airway management in morbid obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery is a major challenge during induction of anesthesia. Bed side Thyromental Height Test (TMHT) is an easy and valid predictor for prediction of difficult airway in non‑obese ...
Farhad Etezadi, Mohsen Sabouri, Pejman Pourfakhr, Reza Shariat Moharari, Hossein Zabihi Mahmoudabadi, Mohammadreza Khajavi   +5 more
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A new simple score for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy: the EL.GA+ score. [PDF]

Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther, 2020
Corrente A, Fiore M, Colandrea S, Aurilio C, Passavanti M, Pota V, Sansone P, Diana G, Signoriello G, Pace M.   +9 more
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Evaluation of Palm Print Sign and Prayer Sign in Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Diabetic Patients. [PDF]

Anesth Pain Med, 2023
Vakilian A, Tabari M, Emadzadeh M, Soltani G.   +3 more
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Comparison of modified Mallampati test with and without phonation for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation among adult surgical patients: cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Yirga S, Samuel H, Markos Z, Yohannes W.
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