Influence of maxillofacial skeletal morphology on difficult laryngoscopy
These findings indicate that the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy can be predicted using the Sassouni classification, which can be easily analyzed using lateral cephalograms obtained routinely before corrective surgical procedures. The Sassouni 5 group could be used as an important predictive tool in clinical practice.
Authors
- Minami Hikida
- Reiko Sekino
- Akemi Kusano
- Keiji Shinozuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-5779)
- Morio Tonogi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-9822)
- Shunichi Oka
- Maki Nagasaki
Institutions
- Nihon University (JP)
- Surugadai Nihon University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-02997-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.19
Funders
- Nihon University
- School of Dentistry, Nihon University