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Neck Circumference, a Novel Indicator for Hyperuricemia [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 Background: Waist circumference has been correlated with the risk of hyperuricemia. Whether neck circumference is also associated with hyperuricemia has not been assessed.
Jiajia Jiang +10 more
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Neck Circumference and Mallampati Classification [PDF]
, 2017 Difficult and failed intubations contribute to morbidly and mortality in anesthesia practice. Mallampati is one of the most widely used airway assessments but research shows it is highly variable in its ability to predict difficult intubation. Neck circumference is an objective assessment not commonly used, but has been shown to assess the degree of ...
Brennan, Patrick B., Patrick Brennan
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Neck Circumference May Be a Better Alternative to Standard Anthropometric Measures [PDF]
Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016 This paper evaluates neck circumference as a metabolic risk marker. Overweight/obese, nondiabetic Hispanics, 40–65 years old, who are free of major cardiovascular diseases, were recruited for the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS ...
Kaumudi Joshipura +4 more
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Change in neck circumference after shoulder arthroscopy: An observational study
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015 Background and Aims: Shoulder arthroscopy requires fluid irrigation, which causes soft-tissue oedema around chest, neck, and arm intraoperatively, leading to postoperative airway complications.
Shrividya Chellam +2 more
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Neck circumference as a potential marker of metabolic syndrome among college students [PDF]
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2014 OBJECTIVE: to relate neck circumference with metabolic syndrome and its criteria among college students.METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted with 702 college students in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil from September 2010 to June 2011.
Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira +5 more
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Rethinking neck circumference in STOP-BANG for Asian OSA
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2019 Introduction: The STOP-BANG questionnaire is a simple screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) which has been validated for use in Asian populations. The original cut-off values for neck circumference were defined based on Caucasian populations.
John Ming-Ren Loh, Song-Tar Toh
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Percentile Reference Values for the Neck Circumference of Mexican Children [PDF]
Children, 2021 Neck circumference was studied for the first time in a pediatric population in 2010. Since then, various countries have proposed cutoff values to identify overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. However, no reference values have been established for the Mexican child population.
Evelyn Valencia-Sosa +6 more
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Neck Circumference Predicts Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients [PDF]
Infectious Disease Reports, 2021 We aimed to determine whether neck circumference predicts mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. We performed a prospective multicenter (Italy and Brasil) study carried out from March to December 2020 on 440 hospitalized
Stefano Di Bella +13 more
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Relation of neck circumference and relative muscle strength and cardiovascular risk factors in sedentary women [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2012 Objective: To verify the relation of neck circumference and relativemuscle strength and cardiovascular risk factors in sedentary women.Methods: A cross-sectional study with 60 premenopausal women(33.9±9.1 years; 67.4±13.6kg; 1.57±0.6cm and 27.2±5.3kg/m2).
Ramires Alsamir Tibana +9 more
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Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018 Background: Failed intubation in obstetrics remains the most common cause of death directly related to anesthesia. Neck circumference has been shown to be a predictor for difficult intubation in morbidly obese patients.
Waleed Riad, Tarek Ansari, Nanda Shetty
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