A quantitative study of airway ultrasound in predicting difficult laryngoscopy: A prospective study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2023.09.005
• Publication Date: 2023-09-26T01:22:58Z
• Authors: Lin Ning; Xing Zhu; Hong-Chao Li; Shi-Jie Zhou; Qi-Wei Zhang; Hong-Yu Zou; Qing-Xiang Mao; Hong Yan
• Keywords: Hyoid bone; Epiglottis; Thyroid cartilage; Mandible (arthropod mouthpart)

As common clinical screening tests cannot effectively predict a difficult airway, and unanticipated laryngoscopy remains challenge for physicians. We herein used ultrasound to develop some point-of-care predictors laryngoscopy.