Comparison of five methods in predicting difficult laryngoscopy: Neck circumference, neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio, the ratio of height to thyromental distance, upper lip bite test and Mallampati test

Comparison of five methods in predicting difficult laryngoscopy: Neck circumference, neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio, the ratio of height to thyromental distance, upper lip bite test and Mallampati test

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 of difficult laryngoscopy: Neck circumference (NC), NC to thyromental distance ratio (NC/TMD), the ratio of height to thyrome...

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Main Authors: Azim Honarmand, Mohammadreza Safavi, Ahmad Yaraghi, Mohammadali Attari, Mehdi Khazaei, Majid Zamani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Airway management
intubation
laryngoscopy
Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=122;epage=122;aulast=Honarmand

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