Thyromental height test for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgical procedure

Thyromental height test for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgical procedure

Background: Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures have higher incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation than general surgery population. Accurate prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in CABG patients is desirable to reduce the hemodynamic response and myocardial...

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Main Authors: Nilesh Jain, Sucharita Das, Muralidhar Kanchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Airway
Cormack–Lehane
laryngoscopy
thyromental height
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=2;spage=207;epage=211;aulast=Jain

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