Clinical predictors for perioperative anticipated and unanticipated difficult intubation: a matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to determine the clinical predictors of perioperative anticipated and unanticipated difficult intubation using a matched case-control study. We recruited patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal intubation from 2015 to 2020. Difficult intubation was defined as at least 3 attempts to perform intubation with conventional or video laryngoscopy before surgery. Controls were randomly selected in a ratio of 3:1 matching on year of surgery, site of operation and age within 5 years. Clinical predictors were evaluated. A multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis was performed and presented with adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). We selected 168 cases and 504 controls out of 62,111 intubated patients. The predictors for anticipated difficult intuba

SUBMITTER: Benjawaleemas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914129 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature