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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Failed intubation in obstetrics remains the most common cause of death directly related to anesthesia. Neck circumference has been shown to be a predictor for difficult intubation in morbidly obese patients. The aim of this study was to determine an optimal cutoff point of neck circumference for prediction of difficult intubation in obstetric patients.

Methods

Ninety-four parturients scheduled for cesarean section under general anesthesia were included in the study. Preoperative airway assessment and neck circumference were measured. Difficult intubation was the primary outcome according to the intubation difficulty scale (IDS), intubation reported difficult if the IDS score was ≥5.

Results

Univariate analysis showed that Mallampati score and neck circumfer

SUBMITTER: Riad W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5789511 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature