Open AccessThe Importance of Increased Neck Circumference to Intubation Difficulties in Obese Patients
Author(s) -
Hélène Gonzalez,
Vincent Minville,
Khedija Delanoue,
M. Mazerolles,
Dominique Concina,
Olivier Fourcade
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181679659
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , obstructive sleep apnea , body mass index , laryngoscopy , circumference , anesthesia , tracheal intubation , surgery , geometry , mathematics
Using the intubation difficulty scale (IDS), we sought to confirm that obese patients are more difficult to intubate than lean patients. We assessed classical bedside tests and included neck circumference.
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