Predictors of difficult intubation in patients with cervical spine limitations

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-115

  Mashour, George A ^a   Stallmer, Meghan L ^a   Kheterpal, Sachin ^a   Shanks, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cervical spine disease; Cervical spine limitation; Diffcult airway; Diffcult intubation; Diffcult mask ventilation; Predicting diffcult intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CERVICAL SPINE LIMITATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NECK; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 41149178779     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e318166dd00     Document Type: Review

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