Changes in airway configuration with different head and neck positions using magnetic resonance imaging of normal airways: a new concept with possible clinical applications.

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Published in Br J Anaesth on September 15, 2010

Authors

K B Greenland1, M J Edwards, N J Hutton, V J Challis, M G Irwin, J W Sleigh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Brisbane, Butterfield Street, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. french9a@yahoo.co.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of Glottic Views and Intubation Times in the Supine and 25 Degree Back-up Positions | NCT02934347

Glottic View in Infants With a Shoulder Roll | NCT03424070

Defining the 'Sniffing Position" in Infants and Toddlers - A Pilot Study | NCT04410289

Neutral Position Facilitates Orotracheal Intubation With Videolaryngoscopes | NCT04858906

An MRI Study of the Sniffing, Neutral and Extended Head and Neck Positions | NCT05002790

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