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ArticleRomanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care2018

Pre-selection of primary intubation technique is associated with a low incidence of difficult intubation in patients with a BMI of 35 kg/m

Tiberiu Ezri, Ronen Waintrob, Yuri Avelansky, Alexander Izakson, Katia Dayan, Mordechai Shimonov

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Article in Romanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tiberiu EzriDepartment of Anesthesia, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, affiliated to Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Ronen WaintrobDepartment of Anesthesia, Poriya Medical Center, Tiberias, Israel.
Yuri AvelanskyDepartment of Anesthesia, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, affiliated to Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Alexander IzaksonZiv Medical Center, Safed, Israel, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Katia DayanDepartment of Surgery B, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, affiliated to Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Mordechai ShimonovDepartment of Surgery A, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, affiliated to Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Rebecca Sieff Hospital · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of difficult intubation (DI) in obese patients may reach a two-digit figure. No studies have assessed the effect of primary use of special intubation devices on lowering the incidence of DI. We assessed the effect of primary selection of special intubation techniques on the incidence of DI in patients with a BMI of 35 kg/m PATIENTS AND

methodsData from 546 patients with a BMI of 35 kg/m

resultsThe overall incidence of DI was 1.6% (1.5% with DL vs. 2.2 with VL + AFOI, p = 0.61). With logistic regression analysis, age was the only significant predictor of DI. Predictors of DI that affected the selection of VL or AFOI as primary intubation tools were Mallampati class 3 or 4, limited neck movement, age, male gender, body mass index and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

conclusionThe lower incidence of DI in our study group may stem from the primary use of special intubation devices, based on the presence of predictors of DI.

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difficult airwayintubation techniqueobese patients

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PMID29756059
PMCPMC5931179
OpenAlexW2981335117

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