Carrillo-Esper R, de los Monteros-Estrada IE, Rosales-Gutiérrez O, García-Martínez AJ, Baeza-García AD, Carrillo-Córdova DM, Carrillo-Córdova CA

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 209-211
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ABSTRACT

Proper head and neck position is critical in airway management. Positioning that facilitates jaw distraction, mouth opening and appropriate observation of the epiglottis, vocal cords and glottis are important in all patients specially in morbidly obese patients. In these patients the ideal laryngoscopy position is with the external auditory meatus and sternal notch horizontally aligned. This is the called ramped position. The aim of this paper is to review current concepts related to this position and its importance in obese patients.

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