Chest anteroposterior diameter affects difficulty of laryngoscopy for non-morbidly obese patients

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-568

  Choi, Ji Won ^a   Kim, Jie Ae ^a   Kim, Hae Kyoung ^b   Oh, Min Seok ^a   Kim, Duk Kyung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Intratracheal intubation; Laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BED; CHEST ANTEROPOSTERIOR DIAMETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SURGICAL BED; THORAX;

BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORAX;

EID: 84882623421     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1572-1     Document Type: Article

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