Preoperative ultrasonographic prediction of difficult airway in patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia
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Preoperative ultrasonographic prediction of difficult airway in patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia

Original Research Article
Published 2022-03-21
Mona Sharma
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Saurya Dhungel
Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, United States Of America
Buna Piya
Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sinamangal, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ritika Gautam
Intern, KIST Medical College And Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Keywords

airway
general anesthesia
ultrasound

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Sharma, M., Dhungel, S. ., Piya, B., & Gautam, R. (2022). Preoperative ultrasonographic prediction of difficult airway in patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 11(1), 8–13. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1139
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Abstract

Background: Preoperative assessment of the airway with ultrasound has come up as a viable option to aid the preanaesthetic airway assessment.
Objectives: To identify reliable ultrasound parameters as predictors o

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