Open AccessRatio of height to thyromental distance as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Suvarna Kaniyil,
Krishnadas Anandan,
Sanjith Thomas
Publication year - 2018
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_283_17
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , receiver operating characteristic , prospective cohort study , observational study , orthodontics , surgery , intubation
Various airway indices are used either singly or in combination to predict difficult laryngoscopy. Recently introduced ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD) is reported to have better predictability. We aimed to assess the prediction of difficult laryngoscopy by RHTMD and compared it with other indices.