Open AccessDifficult laryngoscopy and intubation in the Indian population: An assessment of anatomical and clinical risk factors
Author(s) -
Smita Prakash,
Amit Kumar,
Shyam Bhandari,
Parul Mullick,
Rajvir Singh,
Anoop Raj Gogia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.123329
Subject(s) - laryngoscopy , medicine , intubation , airway , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , population , supine position , tracheal intubation , surgery , environmental health , physics , optics
Differences in patient characteristics due to race or ethnicity may influence the incidence of difficult airway. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, as well as the anatomical features and clinical risk factors that influence them, in the Indian population.