Discrepancy of Airway Assessment for Intubation Among Thai Population Using Fingerbreadths as Substitute for Centimetres

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Category Primary study
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Year 2026
Hand-dimensions of 64 airway assessment personnel were measured by one investigator using a vernier caliper. These personnel assessed the thyromental distance and inter-incisor gap of 15 pseudo-patients in a fully crossed design following normal practice. They then measured these parameters using a vernier caliper. Inter-assessor variability using the same pseudo-patient was then compared between measurements based on raw fingerbreadths, fingerbreadths adjusted for hand size, and vernier caliper.
Epistemonikos ID: 8d2300f082f6f821ddbb9186e42cdb52535a5dca
First added on: Oct 23, 2026