Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy / difficult intubation cases using upper airway ultrasound measurements in emergency department: a prospective observational study

Abstract Introduction Difficult laryngoscopy and intubation are serious problems among critically ill patients in emergency department (ED) so utility of a rapid, accurate and noninvasive method for predicting of these patients are necessary. Ultrasonography has been recently used in this regard and...

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Main Authors: Mehran Sotoodehnia, Maryam Khodayar, Alireza Jalali, Mehdi Momeni, Arash Safaie, Atefeh Abdollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00852-4