FREQUENCY OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO ≥ 5.0

FREQUENCY OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO ≥ 5.0

Objective: To determine the frequency of difficult intubation in obese patients with neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio (NC/TM) ≥5.0. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anaesthesia, Forward Treatment Centre, Kel (Azad Kashmir) and Combin...

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Main Authors: Kamil Hussain Qureshi, Naveed Masood, Usman Ejaz Malik, Syed Fazal-e-Karim Faisal Kundi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2018-10-01
Series:Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Subjects:
difficult intubation
neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio
Online Access:https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2309/2004

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