Does neck circumference help to predict difficult intubation in obstetric patients? A prospective observational study

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 77-81

  Riad, Waleed ^a   Ansari, Tarek ^a   Shetty, Nanda ^a  

^a Abu Dhabi Health Services Company SEHA   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYOMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO; INTUBATION DIFFICULTY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLAMPATI SCORE; MOUTH; NECK CIRCUMFERENCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STERNOMENTAL DISTANCE; THYROMENTAL DISTANCE;

EID: 85040534284     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/sja.SJA_385_17     Document Type: Article

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