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The Performance of the Intubation Difficulty Scale among Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section
Joint Authors
Limpawattana, Panita
Eiamcharoenwit, Jatuporn
Itthisompaiboon, Napon
Siriussawakul, Arunotai
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
There have not yet been any studies to validate the intubation difficulty scale (IDS) in obese parturients.
Objectives of this study were to determine the performance of the IDS in defining difficult intubation (DI) and to identify the optimal cutoff points of the IDS among obese parturients.
Methods.
This was a prospective observational study.
Parturients with a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2 who underwent cesarean section utilizing endotracheal intubation were enrolled.
The intubating performers were asked to assess the difficulty of endotracheal intubation and categorize it as easy, somewhat DI, and DI.
Main Results.
A total of 517 parturients were recruited with a mean BMI of 33.9 kg/m2.
The incidence of some degree of DI was 14.5%.
The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves of the IDS for detecting somewhat DI and DI was 1.0.
The optimal cutoff point to define somewhat DI was ≥3 and DI was ≥5, which both had sensitivity and specificity of 100%.
Conclusions.
The IDS scoring is a good tool for defining DI among obese parturients.
The IDS scores of ≥3 and ≥5 are the optimal cutoff points to define somewhat DI and DI, respectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Eiamcharoenwit, Jatuporn& Itthisompaiboon, Napon& Limpawattana, Panita& Siriussawakul, Arunotai. 2017. The Performance of the Intubation Difficulty Scale among Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135675
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Eiamcharoenwit, Jatuporn…[et al.]. The Performance of the Intubation Difficulty Scale among Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135675
American Medical Association (AMA)
Eiamcharoenwit, Jatuporn& Itthisompaiboon, Napon& Limpawattana, Panita& Siriussawakul, Arunotai. The Performance of the Intubation Difficulty Scale among Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135675
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135675