Is ultrasonic investigation of transverse tracheal air shadow diameter reasonable for evaluation of difficult airway in pregnant women: A prospective comparative study

Aydogmus M. T., Erkalp K., Sinikoglu S. N., Usta T. A., Ulger G. O., Alagol A.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.30, no.1, pp.91-95, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.301.3972
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.91-95
  • Keywords: Pregnancy, body mass index, obesity, airway evaluation, ultrasonography, diameter of transverse tracheal air shadow, OBESE-PATIENTS, OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA, SOFT-TISSUE, LARYNGOSCOPY, INTUBATION, SONOGRAPHY, MANAGEMENT, QUANTIFICATION, PATIENT, LABOR
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare clinical screening tests (modified Mallampati score, Cormack-Lehane score, thyromental distance, and sternomental distance) with ultrasonic measurements of the upper airway in predicting difficult intubation in pregnant women whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is higher and lower than 30 kg m-2.