Evaluation of neck ultrasound measurements as a difficult airway predictor: A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cervical measurements and difficult airways using ultrasonographic measurements. American Society of Anesthesiologists grade I to III, male or female, 120 adult patients, undergoing elective surgery were enrolled in the study. The study involved measuring the distance of the trachea, cricoid cartilage, thyroid cartilage, vocal cord anterior commissure, and hyoid bone to the skin using a 10 to 13 MHz linear ultrasound probe in the transverse plane. Additionally, the length of the cricothyroid and thyrohyoid membranes, along with their distance from the skin, were measured using the probe in the sagittal plane. Subsequently, another experienced anesthesiologist conducted mask ventilation and intubation after the patient's induction of

SUBMITTER: Cinar Kose EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11398762 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature