Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Tolera A

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• Research Article
  The Predictive Values of Anatomical Parameters for Difficult Mask Ventilation in Patients who Underwent Elective Surgeries in Wolaita Sodo Town Hospitals, 2017
  Author(s): Hailegebriel K, Tolera A and Marama T Hailegebriel K, Tolera A and Marama T
  
  Background: Mask ventilation is the primary technique of ventilation before insertion of any airway device. Difficulties in mask ventilation have been associated with serious complications, such as death or hypoxic brain damage. If the anesthetist can predict which patients are likely to prove difficult to ventilate, he/she may reduce the risks of anesthesia considerably. The study was aimed to assess the incidence of and predictive values of anatomical parameters for difficult mask ventilation among patients who underwent elective surgeries at Wolaita Sodo University teaching and referral Hospital and Sodo Christian Hospital. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted from July 1 to August 30, 2017 in two hospitals of wolaita zone. The study was conducted on 278 patients of which 101 (36.3%) were males and 177 (63.7%) wer.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000868

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