Airway physical examination tests for detection of difficult airway management in apparently normal adult patients
Background The unanticipated difficult airway is a potentially life‐threatening event during
anaesthesia or acute conditions. An unsuccessfully managed upper airway is associated …
anaesthesia or acute conditions. An unsuccessfully managed upper airway is associated …
Assessment before airway management
P Baker - Anesthesiology clinics, 2015 - anesthesiology.theclinics.com
“An anaesthetist must assess the patient before anaesthesia and devise an appropriate plan
of anaesthetic management”–The Good Anaesthetist, Royal College of Anaesthetists 2010 …
of anaesthetic management”–The Good Anaesthetist, Royal College of Anaesthetists 2010 …
Creation of an artificial intelligence model for intubation difficulty classification by deep learning (convolutional neural network) using face images: an observational …
T Hayasaka, K Kawano, K Kurihara, H Suzuki… - Journal of Intensive …, 2021 - Springer
Background Tracheal intubation is the gold standard for securing the airway, and it is not
uncommon to encounter intubation difficulties in intensive care units and emergency rooms …
uncommon to encounter intubation difficulties in intensive care units and emergency rooms …
Thyromental height: a new clinical test for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy
F Etezadi, A Ahangari, H Shokri, A Najafi… - Anesthesia & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy is reported in the range of 1.5% to
20%. We hypothesized that there is a close association between the occurrence of difficult …
20%. We hypothesized that there is a close association between the occurrence of difficult …
Difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in the Indian population: An assessment of anatomical and clinical risk factors
S Prakash, A Kumar, S Bhandari, P Mullick… - Indian journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Methods: In 330 adult patients receiving general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation,
airway characteristics and clinical factors were determined and their association with difficult …
airway characteristics and clinical factors were determined and their association with difficult …
Evaluation of the reliability of preoperative descriptive airway assessment tests in prediction of the Cormack-Lehane score: A prospective randomized clinical study
Study objective In this study we investigated and compared the predictive values of different
airway assessments tests including thyromental height measurement test, which has been …
airway assessments tests including thyromental height measurement test, which has been …
Incidences and predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia: a single-center analysis of 102,305 cases
S Heinrich, T Birkholz, A Irouschek, A Ackermann… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Hypoxemia caused by difficulties in airway management presents a major
cause for perioperative morbidity and mortality. The ability to predict difficult laryngoscopy …
cause for perioperative morbidity and mortality. The ability to predict difficult laryngoscopy …
[HTML][HTML] Comparison of five methods in predicting difficult laryngoscopy: Neck circumference, neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio, the ratio of height to …
Background: Preoperative airway assessment tests have been presented to help in
anticipating a difficult airway. We conducted this study to compare five methods in prediction …
anticipating a difficult airway. We conducted this study to compare five methods in prediction …
Validation of modified Mallampati test with addition of thyromental distance and sternomental distance to predict difficult endotracheal intubation in adults
B Patel, R Khandekar, R Diwan… - Indian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The anaesthesiologist assessed oropharynx of 135 adult patients. Modified
Mallampati test (MMT) was used and the thyromental distance (TMD) and sternomental …
Mallampati test (MMT) was used and the thyromental distance (TMD) and sternomental …
Comparison of thyromental height test with ratio of height to thyromental distance, thyromental distance, and modified Mallampati test in predicting difficult …
Results: The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy was 10%. The cut-off value for TMHT and
RHTMD were 5.1 cm and 19.5, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive …
RHTMD were 5.1 cm and 19.5, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive …