INVESTIGATING THE FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF DIFFICULT MASK VENTILATION IN INTRAOPERATIVE IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS

Eskidemir G., KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ S., ÖZBİLGİN Ş., Gunenc F., MALTEPE F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.18, no.3, pp.238-245, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.238-245
  • Keywords: Geriatric, Anaesthesia, Patient, Difficult Mask Ventilation
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The sunken cheeks of edentulous elderly patients may cause mask ventilation to be ineffective or even impossible. The aim of this study was to identify the frequency and causes of difficult mask ventilation in geriatric patients.