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The aim of the present study was to identify preoperative clinical predictors for difficult laryngeal exposure (DLE) and to define a simple grading system for laryngeal exposure. This is a prospective descriptive study carried out in a tertiary teaching hospital in South India. Patients above 18 years undergoing microlaryngoscopy had presurgical evaluation of 11 physical parameters. Grading of Modified Cormack-Lehane Score (MCLS) and rigid laryngoscopy were done during procedure. On logistic regression analysis, with a 95 % confidence interval (CI) MCLS was found to be a statistically significant predictor (odds ratio 12). With 90 % CI, neck circumference, atlanto-occipital extension and MCLS were significant (odds ratio of 4, 4, 12 respectively). Neck circumference of more than 34.25 cm and limited atlanto-occipital extension of less than 19.50, predicts difficult laryngeal exposure. A simple grading system for laryngeal exposure during microlaryngoscopy is being proposed. MCLS grade more than 2a done intra operatively correlates well with difficult intubation.
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