Abstract:He was 180 cm tall, weighed 120 kg, had a history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 60 packyear of smoking. He wasn't operated before, not on any medications, not allergic to drug and didn't use cpap or oral device for osas.He was found conscious, pulse rate(PR) 88/min, blood pressure(BP) 160/80mmHg and SpO2 94. Airway investigation revealed mallampati score 3, mouth opening 4cm, thyromental distance 6cm and neck circumference 52cm. He had 6 score in El-Ganzouri airway difficulty score, 35 points in Ariscat… Show more
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