Risk Index of El-Ganzouri for Difficult Tracheal Intubation

Purpose: To assess the difficulty for tracheal intubation based on a risk index incorporating clinical findings.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient prior to tracheal intubation?

Yes

Mouth opening

centimeters

Thyromental distance

Mallampati score (1, 2 or 3)

Neck movement

degrees

Is the patient able to prognath?

Yes

Body weight

Does the patient have a history of difficult intubation?

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Risk index

Should you expect that the patient will be difficult to intubate?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- A Comprehensive Scoring System for Predicting Difficult Intubation
- Predicting Difficult Endotracheal Intubation Using the Equation of Bellhouse and Dore
Other Testing
- Mallampati Score
- Recognition of Difficult Airway for Tracheal Intubation
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Predicting Difficult Endotracheal Intubation Using the Equation of Bellhouse and Dore

Therapy

Options
- Submental Intubation in Patient with Maxillofacial Trauma
Surgery
- Preoperative Placement of Airway for Morbidly Obese Patient

Specialty

Anesthesiology
Surgery, general
Pulmonology
Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
Otolaryngology

Objective

risk factors
complications

ICD-10

C00-C14 - Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
C15-C26 - Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs
C30-C39 - Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs
C40-C41 - Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage
C43-C44 - Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin
C45-C49 - Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue
C50-C50 - Malignant neoplasm of breast
C51-C58 - Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs
C60-C63 - Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs
C64-C68 - Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract
C69-C72 - Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system
C73-C75 - Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands
C76-C80 - Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites
C81-C96 - Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissu
C97-C97 - Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites
D00-D09 - In situ neoplasms
D37-D48 - Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour
I00-I99 - Diseases of the circulatory system
J00-J99 - Diseases of the respiratory system
K00-K95 - Diseases of the digestive system
M00-M99 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
N00-N99 - Diseases of the genitourinary system

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Purpose: To assess the difficulty for tracheal intubation based on a risk index incorporating clinical findings.

Specialty: Anesthesiology, Surgery, general, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Otolaryngology

Objective: risk factors, complications

ICD-10: C00-C14, C15-C26, C30-C39, C40-C41, C43-C44, C45-C49, C50-C50, C51-C58, C60-C63, C64-C68, C69-C72, C73-C75, C76-C80, C81-C96, C97-C97, D00-D09, D37-D48, I00-I99, J00-J99, K00-K95, M00-M99, N00-N99,

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