Assessment of the Thyromental Height Test as an Effective Airway Evaluation Tool

xloma.fota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Assessment of the Thyromental Height Test as an Effective Airway Evaluation Tool Via Annals of Emergency Medicine Intubation is a critical skill for every emergency medicine resident to learn. Although rates of failed airways are less than 1%1-3 and first-pass success in the emergency department (ED) exceeds 84%,4-7 the consequences of a difficult and failed airway can be catastrophic.8 In the ED environment, difficult intubations are not rare (2% to 14%1,9) and are more frequently encountered than in elective operative setting intubations, in which 85% of airway research arises.10 Even if an airway is eventually secured, adverse events increase significantly after one unsuccessful attempt. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.