Open AccessSternomental distance and sternomental displacement as predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in adult patients
Author(s) -
Smita Prakash,
Parul Mullick,
Shyam Bhandari,
Amit Kumar,
Anoop Raj Gogia,
Rajvir Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.206798
Subject(s) - medicine , receiver operating characteristic , laryngoscopy , intubation , confidence interval , logistic regression , area under the curve , tracheal intubation , airway , glottis , anesthesia , surgery , larynx
Several morphometric airway measurements have been used to predict difficult laryngoscopy (DL). This study evaluated sternomental distance (SMD) and sternomental displacement (SMDD, difference between SMD measured in neutral and extended head position), as predictors of DL and difficult intubation (DI).