Is there a correlation of sonographic measurements of true vocal cords with gender or body mass indices in normal healthy volunteers?

Background: Ultrasound is a readily available, non-invasive technique to visualize airway dimensions at the patient′s bedside and possibly predict difficult airways before invasively looking; however, it has rarely been used for emergency investigation of the larynx. There is limited literature on t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leah Bright, Michael Secko, Ninfa Mehta, Lorenzo Paladino, Richard Sinert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=2;spage=112;epage=115;aulast=Bright