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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2017 Introduction: Unanticipated difficult intubation is an undesirable situation. Various bedside screening tests are routinely performed for predicting difficult airway.
Sindhu Khatiwada +3 more
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Transoral laser surgery for laryngeal carcinoma: has Steiner achieved a genuine paradigm shift in oncological surgery? [PDF]
, 2018 Transoral laser microsurgery applies to the piecemeal removal of malignant tumours of the upper aerodigestive tract using the CO2 laser under the operating microscope.
A Nicolaides +14 more
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Impending Total Airway Collapse Involving a Maxillary Removable Partial Denture: A Clinical Report [PDF]
, 2018 This article presents a rare incident of a bilateral maxillary removable partial denture as an airway foreign body. The removable partial denture and the surrounding soft tissue irritation caused partial obstruction of the airway.
Maroulakos, Georgios +1 more
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MANDIBULOHYOID DISTANCE IN DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1993 We studied radiographically 11 patients in whom direct laryngoscopy proved difficult and 100 control (general population) subjects. The vertical distance between the mandible and the hyoid bone (mandibulohyoid distance) was measured and the positions of the mandibular angle and hyoid bone determined in relation to the cervical vertebrae.
H C, Chou, T L, Wu
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013 Background and Aim: Differences in patient characteristics due to race or ethnicity may influence the incidence of difficult airway. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, as well as the anatomical features ...
Smita Prakash +5 more
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Procjena i liječenje otežanog dišnog puta kod pretilih bolesnica: retrospektivno istraživanje u jednom centru [PDF]
, 2016 The primary aim of this single center retrospective study was to evaluate difficult mask ventilation (DMV) and difficult laryngoscopy (DL) in a unique group of obese patients.
Asude Ayhan +3 more
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The Evaluation of Thyromental Height Test as a Single, Accurate Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020 Background: Thyromental Height Test is a relatively new, easy method considered as a more accurate predictor of difficult laryngoscopy than existing methods.
Prabhat Rawal, Surendra Man Shrestha
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Difficult Laryngoscopy and Diabetes Mellitus
Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1988 The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy was determined retrospectively in 40 diabetic patients having pancreas transplantations and in 75 diabetic and 112 nondiabetic patients having kidney transplantations. Diabetes was associated with a significant increase in the proportion of patients having difficult laryngoscopies in patients having renal ...
K, Hogan, D, Rusy, S R, Springman
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Abnormal laryngeal structures are likely to be associated with a difficult laryngoscopy procedure. Currently, laryngeal structures can be measured by ultrasonography, however, little research has been performed on the potential role of ...
Hongwei Ni +5 more
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C-MAC videolaryngoscope compared with direct laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation in an emergency department: A randomised clinical trial [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Airway management in the emergency room can be challenging when patients suffer from life-threatening conditions. Mental stress, ignorance of the patient's medical history, potential cervical injury or immobilisation and the presence of vomit
Brueesch, Martin +7 more
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