Open AccessThe prediction of difficult intubation in obese patients using mirror indirect laryngoscopy: A prospective pilot study
Author(s) -
Arne Budde,
Matthew Desciak,
Venugopal Reddy,
Octavio Falcucci,
Sonia Vaida,
Leonard M. Pott
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.111685
Subject(s) - laryngoscopy , medicine , intubation , larynx , anesthesia , airway , population , tracheal intubation , body mass index , general anaesthesia , surgery , environmental health
The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in obese patients is higher than in the general population. Classical predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation have been shown to be unreliable. We prospectively evaluated indirect mirror laryngoscopy as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients.