International journal of obstetric anesthesia
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Int J Obstet Anesth · May 2017
Observational StudyAbdominal girth, vertebral column length and spread of intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine in the term parturient.
We aimed to test whether abdominal girth and vertebral column length were predictors of spinal hyperbaric bupivacaine spread in term parturients. ⋯ Parturient abdominal girth and vertebral column length have significant predictive value in determining the cephalad spread of spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine in term parturients.
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Int J Obstet Anesth · May 2017
Observational StudyThe performance of neck circumference and other airway assessment tests for the prediction of difficult intubation in obese parturients undergoing cesarean delivery.
Pregnancy and obesity each increase the chance of difficult tracheal intubation. This study assessed the performance of the neck circumference and other bedside tests in predicting difficult intubation, and aimed to identify the optimal cutoff point of the test(s) with the highest performance. ⋯ The neck circumference, the sternomental distance, the modified Mallampati test and the ratio of neck circumference to the sternomental distance show limited performance as screening tests to predict difficult intubation among obese parturients.