Measuring a patient’s tongue thickness (TT) may be able to provide some insight into predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, according to new research.
The study found that patients with difficult intubation had significantly higher TT—defined as the maximum vertical distance from the mylohyoid raphe to the surface of the tongue—compared with those without difficult intubation (J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2024;40[2]:235-241).
“Predicting difficult airway and