Abstract:
Background:
Various anatomical measurements and invasive clinical tests singly or in various combinations can be performed to predict difficult intubation upper lip bite tests and thyromental distance are claimed to have high predictability.
Objective:
The study aims to compare upper lip bite and thyromental distance all those points which are related to our study were included and those point that are not related was excluded from our study
Methods:
After receiving approval from the North West Institute of Health Science literature review was done on articles of interest, the generalized study was conducted further from which desired statements were collected and formed a new article. Different articles have different methods and materials. The main thing in these all-reviewed articles is the period and age group of different patients. All the authors selected samples from different ages and groups. The authors also used a time benchmark during the analysis
Results:
In our study, the incidence of a difficult laryngoscope was 11.4%, and failure to intubate was 0.49%. None of the three is a suitable predictive test when used alone. A combination of tests added incremental diagnostic value.
Conclusion:
However, each test scored differently in terms of sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and predictive tests when compared to each other. Hence, it will be safer to use a combination of tests that assess different aspects of a patient’s airway. Keywords: Difficult intubation difficult laryngoscope endotracheal intubation predictive airway test
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