Open AccessEvaluation of thyromental height test in prediction of difficult airway in obese surgical patients: An observational study
Author(s) -
AbeerM Ahmed,
MonicaN Zaky,
NevanM El-Mekawy,
Mohamed Ollaek,
WaelM Sami,
DinaM Mohamed
Publication year - 2021
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/ija.ija_675_21
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , laryngoscopy , airway , receiver operating characteristic , surgery , general anaesthesia , intubation , anesthesia
Thyromental height test (TMHT) has revealed good potentials for predicting difficult laryngoscopy view (DLV) in non-obese patients, but its accuracy in obese patients is not evident. This study aimed to assess the validity of TMHT as a predictor of DLV in obese surgical patients.