Research Article
Abnormalities in airway assessment and it`s relation to difficult endotracheal intubation among elderly patients in Ibrahim Malik teaching Hospital 2022
Author(s): Yasin Hassan Elameen Ahmed* and Intisar Min Alla Bushra Yousif
Background: General anesthesia may need insertion of ETT to secure the airway that may be more difficult to insertion in elderly patients. There are many anatomical, physiological, and cognitive changes that occur in the elderly that affect different components of airway management: intubation, ventilation, oxygenation.
Objectives: this study aim to study the abnormalities in airway assessment and its relation to difficult endotracheal intubation in elderly patients in Ibrahim Malik teaching Hospital 2022
Methodology: This study is an observational cross-section descriptive study it was conducted in Ibrahim Malik teaching hospital, during the period from February 2022 to March 2022, Data was collected by observation using a well-designed questionnaire, Data was entered, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS 25.0
Results: this study reveal that: the mean age wa.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37532/ PULJEDPM. 2023; 6(1):8-14.