Key result
Thyromental distance was reliably measured clinically as a predictor of difficult intubation, though no conclusive link was found with atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps.
Why the study?
Is thyromental distance linked to atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps in predicting difficult intubation?
Population
20 patients (10 with a history of difficult intubation and 10 control patients)
Comparison
Clinical and radiological examination of… vs Control patients without a history of difficult…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Thyromental distance may aid clinical difficult intubation prediction; leaves open any link to atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps.
Case-Control (n=20)
Is thyromental distance linked to atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps in predicting difficult intubation?
Clinical measurement of thyromental distance is reliable for predicting difficult intubation, though it does not conclusively correlate with atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps.
Frerk et al. (1996) conducted a case-control in Difficult intubation (n=20). Thyromental distance vs. Control patients was evaluated on Link between thyromental distance and atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps. Thyromental distance was reliably measured clinically as a predictor of difficult intubation, though no conclusive link was found with atlanto-occipital or atlanto-axial gaps.
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