Open AccessAirway Ultrasound as Predictor of Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Andrea Carsetti,
Massimiliano Sorbello,
Erica Adrario,
Abele Donati,
Stefano Falcetta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/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.0000000000005839
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , epiglottis , airway , meta analysis , tracheal intubation , intubation , hyoid bone , receiver operating characteristic , anesthesia , airway management , elective surgery , surgery , larynx
Despite several clinical index tests that are currently applied for airway assessment, unpredicted difficult laryngoscopy may still represent a serious problem in anesthesia practice. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate whether preoperative airway ultrasound can predict difficult direct laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia.