Accuracy of fingerbreadth measurements for thyromental distance estimates: A brief report

AANA Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-18

  Kiser, Martin ^a   Wakim, Judith A ^b   Hill, Linda ^a  

^a University of Tennessee ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Difficult intubation; Fingerbreadth measurement; Preoperative airway assessment; Thyromental distance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGERBREADTH MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; STUDENT T TEST; THYROMENTAL DISTANCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHIN; FINGERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THYROID CARTILAGE;

EID: 79551586867     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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