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The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study

Cilt: 3 Sayı: 10 1 Ekim 2019
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The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study

Abstract

Aim: The risk of difficult airway is high in obstetric anesthesia, and weight gain above physiological limits further increases this risk. Ultrasonography (USG) has often been used recently in airway evaluation of all patient groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of weight gain beyond physiological limits on the measurement of the distance of the skin-to epiglottis (DSE) with USG.

Methods: 50 pregnant women aged between 20-40 years, half of which had gained weight within physiological limits during pregnancy (<15kg) (Group 1) and the other half whose weight gain was equal to or greater than 15 kilograms (Group 2) were included in this study. The measurements were labelled as “a” and “b” for the first and third trimesters. Mallampati evaluation was made during ultrasonographic measurements in all pregnant patients by an anesthesiologist blinded to the study. 

Results: No statistically significant difference was determined between the Group 1 and Group 2 pregnant patients with respect to age, BMI, and distance of skin to epiglottis (DSE) values (P=0.293, P=0.281, P=0.515). A statistically significant increase in BMI and DSE was detected in Group 2b when compared to Group 1b (both: P<0.001). 

Conclusion: Ultrasonographic DSE measurement in pregnant women with weight gain above the physiological limit during pregnancy may be used to predict difficult airways when utilized together with Mallampati scoring, especially during the third trimester.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Ekim 2019

Gönderilme Tarihi

12 Ağustos 2019

Kabul Tarihi

27 Ekim 2019

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2019 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 10

Kaynak Göster

APA
Ünal Kantekin, Ç., Erkoç, M. F., & Talih, G. (2019). The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(10), 759-762. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.605123
AMA
1.Ünal Kantekin Ç, Erkoç MF, Talih G. The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study. J Surg Med. 2019;3(10):759-762. doi:10.28982/josam.605123
Chicago
Ünal Kantekin, Çiğdem, Mustafa Fatih Erkoç, ve Gamze Talih. 2019. “The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 (10): 759-62. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.605123.
EndNote
Ünal Kantekin Ç, Erkoç MF, Talih G (01 Ekim 2019) The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 10 759–762.
IEEE
[1]Ç. Ünal Kantekin, M. F. Erkoç, ve G. Talih, “The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study”, J Surg Med, c. 3, sy 10, ss. 759–762, Eki. 2019, doi: 10.28982/josam.605123.
ISNAD
Ünal Kantekin, Çiğdem - Erkoç, Mustafa Fatih - Talih, Gamze. “The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3/10 (01 Ekim 2019): 759-762. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.605123.
JAMA
1.Ünal Kantekin Ç, Erkoç MF, Talih G. The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study. J Surg Med. 2019;3:759–762.
MLA
Ünal Kantekin, Çiğdem, vd. “The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, c. 3, sy 10, Ekim 2019, ss. 759-62, doi:10.28982/josam.605123.
Vancouver
1.Çiğdem Ünal Kantekin, Mustafa Fatih Erkoç, Gamze Talih. The measurement of skin to epiglottis length for difficult airway prediction by ultrasonography in obese pregnant women: Prospective cohort study. J Surg Med. 01 Ekim 2019;3(10):759-62. doi:10.28982/josam.605123

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