Open AccessLateral neck radiography for prediction of difficult orotracheal intubation
Author(s) -
H Kamalipour,
Mansooreh Bagheri,
Koorosh Kamali,
Abdolrasool Taleie,
Hassan Yarmohammadi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021505001146
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , laryngoscopy , radiography , anesthesia , endotracheal intubation , prospective cohort study , elective surgery , orotracheal intubation , surgery , radiology
Failed endotracheal intubation is a principal cause of morbidity and mortality in anesthetized patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of lateral neck radiography in predicting difficult intubation.