Open AccessComparative evaluation of laryngeal view and intubating conditions in two laryngoscopy positions-attained by conventional 7 cm head raise and that attained by horizontal alignment of external auditory meatus - sternal notch line – using an inflatable pillow - A prospective randomised cross-over trial
Author(s) -
Anant Vikram Pachisia,
Kanika Sharma,
Jaspal Singh Dali,
Mona Arya,
Neha Pangasa,
Rakesh Kumar
Publication year - 2019
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_35_19
Subject(s) - meatus , medicine , laryngoscopy , head (geology) , line (geometry) , anatomy , orthodontics , intubation , surgery , geometry , geology , mathematics , geomorphology
We compared the laryngoscopy position attained by a 7-cm-high pillow (Sniffing position-SP) with that attained by horizontal alignment of external auditory meatus-sternal notch (AM-S) line-using variable height inflatable pillow.