Evaluation of upper airway ultrasonographic measurements in predicting difficult intubation: A cross-section of the Turkish population

Abstract

Studies have shown that there are differences in clinical evaluation parameters and difficult intubation rates among different ethnic populations. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of upper airway clinical and ultrasonographic measurement methods in Turkish population.

Keywords

• ultrasonography
• neck circumference/thyromental distance
• difficult intubation