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 +3 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2012 Background: Preoperative evaluation of anatomical landmarks and clinical factors helps to identify potentially difficultlaryngoscopies; however, its predictive reliability is unclear. As the ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD) is a newer upper airwaypredictive test for difficult laryngoscopy, the predictive value and odds ratios of RHTMD ...
Farnoush Farzi +4 more
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Preoperative radiological indicators for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in patients with atlantoaxial dislocation [PDF]
HeliyonBackground: 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 +10 more
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The Application of Airtraq (fibreoptic intubation device) to Otolaryngology [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2011 The anaesthetic laryngoscope Airtraq is designed for the difficult airway. This disposable laryngoscope requires minimal cervical manipulation and unlike other common anaesthetic larynmgoscopes contains a channel for the guidance of an endotracheal tube.
Dulani Mendis, John Oates
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Preoperative bedside test indicators as predictors of difficult video laryngoscopy in obese patients: a prospective observational study [PDF]
PeerJPurpose 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 +5 more
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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 +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.
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Influence of maxillofacial skeletal morphology on difficult laryngoscopy. [PDF]
BMC AnesthesiolAbstract Background Although mandibular retrognathia has been recognized as one of the predictors of difficult laryngoscopy, its definition remains vague, with no clearly established skeletal evaluation systems. The Sassouni classification system, used to categorize the maxillofacial morphology systematically (nine ...
Sekino R +6 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 +8 more
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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 +5 more
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