Ultrasound measurements for evaluation of changes in upper airway during anaesthesia induction and prediction difficult laryngoscopy: a prospective observational study

Upper airway collapsibility after anaesthesia induction may be associated with unpredictable difficult airway. However, most works on airway anatomy are tended to morphological description before anaesthesia. This study aimed to evaluate the changes of upper airway after anaesthesia induction and us...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 18564
Main Authors:	Wang, Xia, Wang, Yong, Zheng, Zhen-Wei, Liu, Yu-Rui, Ma, Wu-Hua
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 03-11-2022 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	692/308/2779 692/698/3008 692/700/1421/1860 Anesthesia Anesthesia, General ChiCTR ChiCTR1900021123 Epiglottis Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Intubation, Intratracheal Laryngoscopy Larynx - diagnostic imaging multidisciplinary Observational studies Respiratory tract Science Science (multidisciplinary) Tongue Ultrasonic imaging Ultrasound
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