Incidences and predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia

Abstract

The results indicate that the risk for difficult airway situations might substantially differ between surgical patient groups. In hospitals with departmental structures and spatially separated operating rooms, the deduction might be increased awareness and particular structural preparation for difficult airway situations in the respective subspecialties.

Predictors of Difficult Intubation with the Bonfils Rigid Fiberscope

“…2,27 Redundant mucosal tissues hampering glottic visualization may explain this finding in both techniques.…”

Retrospective Analysis of Difficult Intubation

“…Heinrich et al [11] reported that male gender as a risk factor for C-L grade III/IV findings. In this study, male gender was higher incidence.…”

“…Heinrich et al [11] reported that 6.1% of Values are presented as number (%). [11] reported that 17.3% of DI cases had Mallampati scores of III or IV and that the Mallampati score was a factor that increased the predict rate for DI.…”

“…Heinrich et al [11] reported that 6.1% of Values are presented as number (%). [11] reported that 17.3% of DI cases had Mallampati scores of III or IV and that the Mallampati score was a factor that increased the predict rate for DI. But a meta-analysis by Lundstrom et al [3] reported that the prognostic value decreased when only Mallampati scores were used for predictability of DI.…”

Sedation of infants and children outside of the operating room

“…Risk factors included age younger than 1 year (4.7 versus 0.7%), ASA class 3 and 4, a higher Mallampati class (3 and 4), a lower BMI, and patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery or cardiac surgery. For comparison, the same authors reviewed the anesthetic airway management in a cohort of 102 305 adults [12]. The overall rate of difficult laryngoscopy was 4.9%, more than 3 times that noted in the pediatric population.…”