Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients by ultrasound quantification of anterior neck soft tissue*

Tiberiu Ezri, G. Gewürtz, Daniel I. Sessler, B. Medalion, Peter Szmuk, Carin A. Hagberg, Sergio Susmallian

In 50 morbidly obese patients, we quantified the soft tissue of the neck from the skin to the anterior aspect of the trachea at the vocal cords using ultraso...