ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT OF LARYNGEAL STRUCTURES IN THE PARASAGITTAL PLANE FOR THE PREDICTION OF DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY
Keywords:
Airway management, Ultrasound, parasagittal plane, endotracheal tube.Abstract
Airway management is one of the major concerns for all anaesthesiologists.Failure in securing the airway increases the morbidity and mortality of patients undergoingsurgery under general anaesthesia. Patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures have higher
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