TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 2. Predicting Difficult Mask Ventilation and Intubation
A1  - Sachs, Adam
A2  - Atchabahian, Arthur
A2  - Gupta, Ruchir
Y1  - 2013
N1  - 
T2  - The Anesthesia Guide
AB  - Overall  incidence  of  difficult  mask  ventilation  (DMV)  is  1.4%  with  impossible  mask  ventilation  (IMV)  0.15%Obesity,  snoring,  and  lack  of  teeth  can  probably  be  overcome  with  simple  airway  maneuvers,  which  is  why  they  are  not  risk  factors  for  IMV:Lack  of  teeth  actually  makes  DL  and  intubation  easierNeck  circumference  (>  50  or  60  cm  at  the  level  of  the  cricoid  cartilage)  is  the  most  predictive  factor  of  IMVPatients  with  three  or  more  risk  factors  have  a  much  higher  likelihood  of  being  IMV  (odds  ratio  8.9)Most  patients  (75%)  who  are  IMV  will  be  easy  to  intubate  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57260211
ER  -