Ratio of Patient’s Height to Thyromental Distance: Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Paediatric Patients

Mishra D, Saxena K and Wadhwa B

Published on: 2019-12-10

Abstract

Management of difficult airway in a pediatric patient can be a stressful situation for all involved. Rose and Cohen in 1994, stated that different methods of airway assessment help in identifying more than 98% of difficult airway. Unlike adults, in the pediatric population, no fixed classifications exists which would help in determination of patients at risk of difficult intubation. There are several external measurements such as thyromental distance which help to identify difficult airways in adults. Correlation of external measurements with laryngoscopic grade may help predict intubation difficulty.