Value of Anthropometric Measurements in Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Children: A Prospective, Observational Study
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2020Author
ÖZTAN, MUSTAFA ONUR
ERBAY, RIZA HAKAN
Karaman, Yucel
Bozkurt, Pervin Sutas
Cabbaroglu, Gizem
Aydin, Gaye
Gunturk, Sanem
Cakmak, Meltem
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Objective: Ensuring airway security carries the utmost importance in anesthesia. Specific predictive tests or findings for difficult airway are not defined for children under 3 years old. This study is aimed at finding out the value of anthropometric measurements in the prediction of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in children by comparing them to direct laryngoscopic evaluation of Cormack-Lehane test and intubation evaluation of intubation Difficulty Scale."
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