Hyomental distance in the different head positions and hyomental distance ratio in predicting difficult intubation

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 232-236

  Kalezić, Nevena ^a,b   Lakićević, Mirko ^c   Miličić, Biljana ^b   Stojanović, Marina ^b   Sabljak, Vera ^a,b   Marković, Dejan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^c Clinical Center   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Airway; Chin; Difficult intubation; Hyoid bone; Laryngoscopy; The hyomental distance ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANESTHESIOLOGIST; BODY MASS; CHIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STANDARD; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIOLOGISTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85013115143     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: 18404812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/BJBMS.2016.1217     Document Type: Article

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