Ultrasound guided airway access

Lages, N.; Vieira, D.; Dias, J.; Antunes, Cláudia Pereira; Jesus, Tiago; Santos, T.; Correia, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.bjane.2018.06.009

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“…The development of new technologies and more advanced methods such as the Ultrasound (US) imaging assessment of the airway, 3D printing and dynamic CT scans may have the potential to provide comprehensive knowledge of an airway. 17 , 20 This study, however, aimed to assess the ability of the SPIDS and some other conventional airway assessment tests in predicting intubation difficulty. Although recent advances in airway assessment methods have been included in difficult airway situations, they may not replace the tests examined in this study due to their complexity and availability.…”

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Effectiveness of simplified predictive intubation difficulty score and thyromental height in head and neck surgeries: an observational study

Selvi

Kahraman

Tulgar

et al. 2020

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition)

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Effectiveness of simplified predictive intubation difficulty score and thyromental height in head and neck surgeries: an observational study

Selvi

Kahraman

Tulgar

et al. 2020

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition)

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“…29 Several ultrasound measurements have been described for predicting a difficult airway. [30][31][32] It is important to note that some of the studies involved patients undergoing elective surgery or healthy volunteers, limiting their applicability in unstable patients.…”

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Airway Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients: A Narrative Review

Diaz-Tormo

Rodriguez-Martínez

Galarza

2021

J of Ultrasound Medicine

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Airway assessment and management have a central role in critical care medicine. Airway ultrasound can help us evaluate the anatomy, facilitate interventions such as intubation in difficult airways and tracheostomy, prevent post-extubation complications, and diagnose dysphagia. In this review, we will summarize the current use of ultrasound in airway assessment and management in critically ill patients.

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Comparative study of preoperative airway assessment by conventional clinical predictors and ultrasound-assisted predictors

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Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of airway sonographic parameters as the predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and to evaluate the validity of combined sonographic and clinical tests. Materials and Methods: This prospective and observational study analyzed a sample of 200 patients who were categorized as having easy (Grades 1 and 2) or difficult (Grades 3 and 4) laryngoscopy based on the laryngoscopic criteria of Cormack-Lahane (CL). Sonographic parameters, including the anterior neck soft-tissue thickness at the level of vocal cord (ANS-VC), ANS tissue thickness at the level of hyoid, and ratio of depth of pre-epiglottic space to distance from epiglottis to midpoint of the distance between vocal cords and clinical parameters, including modified Mallampati class, thyromental distance, and hyomental distance ratio (HMDR), were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis was used for the statistical analysis. Results: Twenty patients (10%) were categorized as having difficult laryngoscopy. Statistically significant differences between patients with difficult and easy laryngoscopy were noted for 5 of 6 parameters. The diagnostic validity profiles showed variable sensitivity (26.5%–87.5%) and good specificity (58.9%–94.2%) and negative predictive value (88.8%–97.03%). ANS-VC has the highest sensitivity (87.50%) and area under curve value (0.887), whereas HMDR showed highest specificity (94.2%) and highest accuracy (89.60%) which means it has low false-positive prediction rate. The combination of tests improved the diagnostic validity profile (highest area under the curve, 0.897). Conclusion: Sonographic predictors can help in identifying difficult laryngoscopy. Combined clinical and ultrasonographic parameters showed better validity profiles in comparison to the individual tests.

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Ultrasound guided airway access

Cited by 4 publications

References 53 publications

Effectiveness of simplified predictive intubation difficulty score and thyromental height in head and neck surgeries: an observational study

Effectiveness of simplified predictive intubation difficulty score and thyromental height in head and neck surgeries: an observational study

Airway Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients: A Narrative Review

Comparative study of preoperative airway assessment by conventional clinical predictors and ultrasound-assisted predictors

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