Sternomental distance and sternomental displacement as predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in adult patients

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 273-278

  Prakash, Smita ^a   Mullick, Parul ^a   Bhandari, Shyam ^b   Kumar, Amitabh ^c   Gogia, Anoop Raj ^a   Singh, Rajvir ^d  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Dr RPGMC Kangra ^*  (India)

^c Orchid Hospital   (India)

^d Heart Hospital   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Anthropometry; Difficult; Intubation tracheal; Laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANTHROPOMETRY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORMACK LEHANE GRADE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISOR; INTUBATION DIFFICULTY SCALE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NECK; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNORING; STERNOMENTAL DISPLACEMENT; STERNOMENTAL DISTANCE;

EID: 85021797782     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.206798     Document Type: Article

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