Open AccessComparison of ease of intubation in sniffing position and further neck flexion
Author(s) -
Kiran Kumar Gudivada,
Nirmala Jonnavithula,
Sai Lakshman Pasupuleti,
Chaitanya Prathyusha Apparasu,
Syama Sundar Ayya,
Gopinath Ramachandran
Publication year - 2017
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/joacp.joacp_100_16
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , laryngoscopy , anesthesia , glottis , tracheal intubation , occiput , gold standard (test) , airway , sniffing , surgery , larynx , radiology , anatomy
Optimization of patient's head and neck position for the best laryngeal view is the most important step before laryngoscopy and intubation. The objective of this prospective crossover study was to determine the differences, if any, between the gold standard sniffing position (SP) and the further head elevation (HE) (neck flexion) with regard to the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy, intubation difficulty, and variables of the I ntubation Difficulty Scale (IDS) in adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia.