FREQUENCY OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO ≥ 5.0

Difficult Intubation in Obese Patients

Authors

  • Kamil Hussain Qureshi Forward Treatment Center, Kel Azad Kashmir Pakistan
  • Naveed Masood Forward Treatment Center, Kel Azad Kashmir Pakistan
  • Usman Ejaz Malik Forward Treatment Center, Kel Azad Kashmir Pakistan
  • Syed Fazal-e-Karim Faisal Kundi Forward Treatment Center, Kel Azad Kashmir Pakistan

Keywords:

Difficult intubation, Neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio, Obese

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of difficult intubation in obese patients with neck circumference to
thyromental distance ratio (NC/TM) ≥5.0.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anaesthesia, Forward Treatment Centre, Kel (Azad Kashmir) and
Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Malir. Six months, from Jun 2015 to Nov 2015.
Material and Methods: A total of 94 patients between the ages of 18 and 50 years with body mass index (BMI)
≥27.5 kg/m2 and NC/TM ≥5.0 who received general anesthesia requiring tracheal intubation for elective surgery
(Orthopaedic, General Sugery, Urology & Gynaecology) were included in the study. Patients were induced
general anaesthesia and orotracheal intubation was done by anaesthetist with at least 1 year experience. Number
of intubation attempts were recorded in each patient. More than 3 attempts were considered difficult intubation.
Results: Eighty two (87.2%) out of 94 obese patients with BMI ≥27.5 kg/m2 and NC/TM ≥5 had difficult
intubation.
Conclusion: The NC/TM ≥5 was found good predictor for difficult intubation in obese patients.

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Published

31-10-2018

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Qureshi KH, Masood N, Malik UE, Kundi SF- e-KF. FREQUENCY OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO ≥ 5.0: Difficult Intubation in Obese Patients. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];68(5):1288-92. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2309