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, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.238-245, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.238-245
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Geriatric, Anaesthesia, Patient, Difficult Mask Ventilation, NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE, EDENTULOUS PATIENTS, GENERAL-ANESTHESIA, AIRWAY, PREDICTION, RIGIDITY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.