Airway Ultrasound Assessment in the Prediction of Difficult Airway

Review of Classical Predictors and Role of Airway Ultrasound in the Prediction of Difficult Airway

To assess whether the thickness of pre-tracheal fat, greater than 28 mm, and measured by ultrasound, constitutes a reliable parameter in the prediction of a difficult airway.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients risk ASA I-IV
• Non-urgent surgery under general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation
• Acceptance to participate and grant written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Urgent surgery
• Patients with a history of craniocervical pathology (trauma, tumor, malformations)
• Pregnancy
• Patient Refusal