Neck fat volume as a potential indicator of difficult intubation: A pilot study

Background: Direct laryngoscopy is the gold standard of the airway management in patients without predicted difficulties. If unpredicted difficulties are encountered instead, different algorithms to follow have been developed. To date, no single predictor is sufficiently valid. In clinical practice,...

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Main Authors: Romualdo Del Buono, Lorenzo Sabatino, Federico Greco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2018;volume=12;issue=1;spage=67;epage=71;aulast=Buono