08 September 2025 : Clinical Research
Effect of Anesthesia Type on Airway Assessment Tests in Cesarean Delivery Operations: A Prospective Comparative Study
Buket Özyaprak ABCDEFG 1*, Nermin Kılıçarslan B 1, Yılmaz Apaydın ABCDEFG 1, Şule Balk ABCDEFG 2, Derya Karasu
ACEG 1, Abdulkadir İskender ABCDEFG 3, Mehmet Gamlı ABCDEFG 1, Gürcan Güler ABCDEFG 1, Begüm Uzsezer Güler ABCDEFG 4, İlkay Ceylan ABCDEFG 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.949693
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e949693
Table 3 Changes in airway assessment tests with time in patients undergoing spinal anesthesia.
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMD; cm (mean±SD) | 6.74±0.53 | 6.76±0.55 | 6.75±0.55 | 6.75±0.54 | 0.297a |
| Height/TMD ratio; % (mean±SD) | 24.19±1.57 | 24.13±1.62 | 24.15±1.60 | 24.16±1.57 | 0.297a |
| SMD; cm (mean±SD) | 13.1±0.66 | 13.1±0.66 | 13.1±0.64 | 13.0±0.64 | 0.305a |
| Neck circumference; cm (mean±SD) | 35.94±2.43 | 36.01±2.36 | 36.03±2.25 | 35.94±2.23 | 0.634a |
| Modified Mallampati score (median, min-max) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.819a |
| Upper lip bite test class (median, min–max) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 0.572a |
| a Friedman test; TMD – thyromental distance; SMD – sternomental distance. | |||||