Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients by ultrasound quantification of anterior neck soft tissue*
| Autor: | Benjamin Medalion, Daniel I. Sessler, Carin A. Hagberg, G. Gewürtz, Sergio Susmallian, Tiberiu Ezri, Peter Szmuk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Difficult laryngoscopy medicine.medical_treatment Laryngoscopy Ultrasound Soft tissue Connective tissue Thyromental distance Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Medicine Intubation business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Anaesthesia. 58:1111-1114 |
| ISSN: | 0003-2409 |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03412.x |
| Popis: | Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients is challenging. In 50 morbidly obese patients, we quantified the neck soft tissue from skin to anterior aspect of trachea at the vocal cords using ultrasound. Thyromental distance 2, abnormal upper teeth, neck circumference >45 cm, and sleep apnoea were considered predictors of difficult laryngoscopy. Of the nine (18%) difficult laryngoscopy cases, seven had obstructive sleep apnoea history; whereas, only 2 of the 41 easy laryngoscopy patients did (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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