The Effects of Age and Gender on the Advantage of Sniffing Position for Laryngoscopic View

Kyung Hee University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Laryngeal View

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01688661

KHNMC 2012-074

Details and patient eligibility

About

The sniffing position has been regarded as a standard position for direct laryngoscopic view. This study evaluated the effects of the age and gender on the advantage of the sniffing position compared with simple head extension for laryngeal view during direct laryngoscopy.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Patients who are scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• • Patients with anatomical defects of the face, neck, or upper airway