BMI as a Predictor for Potential Difficult Tracheal Intubation in Males

BMI as a Predictor for Potential Difficult Tracheal Intubation in Males

Introduction: Difficult tracheal intubation is a common source of mortality and morbidity insurgical and critical care settings. The incidence reported of difficult tracheal intubation is 0.1 to 13%and reaches 14% in the obese population. The objective of our retrospective study was to investigatean...

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Main Authors: Alberto A Uribe, David A. Zvara, Erika G Puente, Andrew J Otey, Jianying eZhang, Sergio Daniel Bergese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Obesity
BMI
predictors
Tracheal intubation
difficult
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00038/full

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