Open AccessComparison of upper lip bite test and ratio of height to thyromental distance with other airway assessment tests for predicting difficult endotracheal intubation
Author(s) -
D Shobha,
Maitri Adiga,
D Devika Rani,
Sudheesh Kannan,
SS Nethra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_195_17
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , intubation , airway , airway management , exact test , anesthesia , population , elective surgery , surgery , environmental health
Unanticipated difficult intubation or the failed intubation in operating room and in emergency department is an imperative source of anesthesia-related patient's mortality. The aim of this study is to compare the predictive value of upper lip bite test (ULBT) and ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD) with other commonly used preoperative airway assessment tests for predicting difficult intubation in Indian population.