dc.contributor.author |
Baker, Paul |
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dc.contributor.author |
Depuydt, A |
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dc.contributor.author |
Thompson, John |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-26T02:29:58Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Anaesthesia 64(8):878-882 Aug 2009 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0003-2409 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/15350 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Thyromental distance (TMD) measurement is commonly used to predict difficult intubation. We surveyed anaesthetists to determine how this test was being performed. Comparative accuracy of ruler measurement and other forms of measurement were also assessed in a meta-analysis of published literature. Of respondents, 72% used fingers for TMD measurement and also considered three finger widths the minimum acceptable TMD. In terms of distance, the minimum acceptable TMD was felt to be 6.5 cm by 55% of respondents. However, the actual width of three fingers was (range) 4.6–7.0 cm (mean 5.9 cm), with significant differences between genders and between proximal and distal interphalangeal joints. The meta-analysis showed ruler measurement increased test sensitivity (48% (95% CI 43–53) vs 16% (95% CI 14–19) without a ruler), when predicting difficult intubation. |
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dc.publisher |
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Anaesthesia |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0003-2409/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Thyromental distance measurement - fingers don,t rule |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05985.x |
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pubs.issue |
8 |
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pubs.begin-page |
878 |
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pubs.volume |
64 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyrights: The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland; The Authors |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
19604192 |
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pubs.end-page |
882 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
88374 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Anaesthesiology |
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pubs.org-id |
Paediatrics Child & Youth Hlth |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
19604192 |
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