Anterior neck soft tissue thickness for airway evaluation measured by MRI in patients with cervical spondylosis: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Anterior neck soft tissue thickness, usually measured by ultrasound, is increasingly being investigated to predict difficult laryngoscopy, but the results have not been validated. Considering the conflicting measurement data, different measuring body positions and lack of a standard ultrasound procedure, we used MRI to verify the efficacy of these popular ultrasonographic parameters.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

A tertiary hospital in Beijing, China.

Methods

We enrolled 315 adult patients who underwent cervical spinal surgery in Peking University Third Hospital from April to October 2016. We analysed MRI data to predict difficult laryngoscopy. Cormack-Lehane scales were assessed during intubation, and patients with a class III or IV view

SUBMITTER: Han Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549676 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature