Open AccessMorphometric and ultrasonographic determinants of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Yu-Ming Wu,
YenHao Su,
Shucheng Huang,
Chien-Wun Wang,
Shih-Chiang Shen,
Jui-Tai Chen,
Po-Han Lo,
Yih-Giun Cherng,
Hsiang-Ling Wu,
Ying Hsuan Tai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000721
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , odds ratio , confidence interval , body mass index , receiver operating characteristic , observational study , prospective cohort study , population , risk factor , surgery , intubation , environmental health
Obese people have a higher risk of difficult laryngoscopy due to their thick neck, large tongue, and redundant pharyngeal soft tissue. However, there is still no established predictive factor for difficult laryngoscopy in obese population.