Neck circumference to inter-incisor gap ratio: a new predictor of difficult laryngoscopy in cervical spondylosis patients

Abstract Background Preoperative airway assessment help anticipate a difficult airway. We hypothesized that a close association existed between difficult laryngoscopy and the neck circumference/inter-incisor gap ratio (RNIIG). Our aim was to determine its utility in predicting difficult laryngoscopy...

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Main Authors: Yong-zheng Han, Yang Tian, Mao Xu, Cheng Ni, Min Li, Jun Wang, Xiang-yang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0346-y