Ultrasound-based airway assessment in obese patients as a valuable tool for predicting difficult airway: an observational study

Background: Difficult airway, characterized by difficult mask ventilation and intubation, is common in obese patients undergoing surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the prognostic efficiency of ultrasound-measured anterior cervical soft tissue parameters as an indicator of...

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Main Authors: Ozan Tasdemir, Nazan Kocaoglu, H. Fisun Demir, Fatih Ugun, Ozlem Sagir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001424000617