Open AccessReliability of the thyromental height test for prediction of difficult visualisation of the larynx: A prospective external validation
Author(s) -
Shizuha Yabuki,
Satoka Iwaoka,
Mamoru Murakami,
Hiroko Miura
Publication year - 2019
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_852_18
Subject(s) - medicine , receiver operating characteristic , cutoff , larynx , laryngoscopy , intubation , prospective cohort study , diagnostic accuracy , area under the curve , predictive value , orthodontics , surgery , radiology , physics , quantum mechanics
Thyromental height (TMH) has been reported to be useful for prediction of difficult visualisation of the larynx (DVL), defined as Cormack--Lehane (C&L) grade III or IV. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the TMH test for DVL with that of other clinically used tests in Japanese patients.