Ultrasound-Guided Airway Evaluation: Is It a Game Changer for Predicting Difficult Endotracheal Intubation?

Introduction: Airway ultrasound has recently promised to be a valuable addition to preoperative airway assessment tools. This study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided measurement of soft tissue thickness (STT) at various levels of the anterior neck in predicting difficult airways in an eastern Indian population.

Objective:  The primary objective was to find out the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of anterior neck soft tissue thickness at the level of the hyoid (STT-Hyoid) and vocal cords (STT-VC), distance from the skin to the epiglottis midway (DSEM), and the ratio of the depth of the pre-epiglottic space (Pre-E) to the distance from the epiglottis to the mid-point of the vocal cords (E-VC).

Ganglion Impar Block: A Magic Bullet to Fix Idiopathic Coccygodynia.

Coccygodynia (coccydynia) is a painful condition of the perineum in the region of the tailbone or coccyx, aggravated by sitting on hard surfaces. It is frequently associated with injuries to the coccyx following direct trauma. Nevertheless, idiopathic coccygodynia without antecedent trauma history is not uncommon.

An Inquiry on Airway Management by McCoy Blade with Elevated Tip and Miller Straight Blade with Paraglossal Technique: Relevance for Difficult Airway Management in Current Infectious Times.

Background: Modifications of curved and straight laryngoscope blades have been used for airway management since a long time. While McCoy blade with an elevated tip is commonly used to intubate patients with anticipated difficult airway, the Miller's straight blade is used for intubations in children and less commonly adults. In this study, we revisit the paraglossal technique of Miller's straight blade as a method to improve laryngeal view especially in difficult intubations.

Eagle's Syndrome Managed Successfully by Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment.

Eagle's syndrome is a rare cause of craniofacial pain caused by impingement of adjacent neurovascular elements by an elongated styloid process or by a calcified stylohyoid ligament. There is a wide spectrum of clinical presentations, which encompasses craniofacial pain, oropharyngeal pain, otalgia, headache, and vertigo. Typically, the glossopharyngeal nerve gets entrapped, giving rise to characteristic orofacial pain.

Comparison of sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of Wilson's score and intubation prediction score for prediction of difficult airway in an eastern Indian population-A prospective single-blind study.

Introduction: Unidentified difficult airway leads to significant adverse events and therefore prediction of a difficult airway is of importance. Independent bedside tests for the prediction of a difficult airway have poor accuracy. The airway assessment scores have not gained popularity as they are cumbersome to perform at the bedside.

Laryngeal rhinosporidiosis: An airway catastrophe averted.

Rhinosporidiosis is a type of nasal polypoidal growth arising from the mucosa of nasal cavity and often extending to nasopharynx. Occasionally, this growth may invade the lower airways and cause airway obstruction. The clinical presentation of such cases is often contradictory and airway management during induction of anesthesia requires caution to prevent potential life-threatening situations.

A Novel Technique of Fabricating a Modified Removable Provisional Prosthesis over an Autologous Bone Grafted Maxillary Anterior Edentulous Segment Prior to Implant Placement.

Implant dentistry has provided a lot of surgical as well as prosthetic techniques for improving the success of the implants. The surgical technique commonly followed now prior to implant placement is bone grafting procedure. One of the commonest techniques is the use of autologous block graft harvested from mandibular chin region.

Trigeminal Neuralgia in Pregnancy: A Management Challenge.

Pregnancy is known to aggravate pre-existing chronic painful conditions. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), albeit a disease of the elderly, may afflict pregnant females, which can further complicate its management. Teratogenic effects of the commonly used drugs on the developing fetus limit pharmacological treatment.