[Evaluation of bedside tests and proposal of a model for predicting difficult laryngoscopy: an observational prospective study].

Background And Objectives: The prediction of difficult laryngoscopy is based on tests that assess anatomic characteristics of face and neck. We aimed to identify the most accurate tests and propose a multivariate predictive model.

Methods: This prospective observational study included 1134 patients.

Anatomic features of the neck as predictive markers of difficult direct laryngoscopy in men and women: A prospective study.

Background And Aims: Difficult airway assessment is based on various anatomic parameters of upper airway, much of it being concentrated on oral cavity and the pharyngeal structures. The diagnostic value of tests based on neck anatomy in predicting difficult laryngoscopy was assessed in this prospective, open cohort study.

Methods: We studied 341 adult patients scheduled to receive general anaesthesia.