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Role of Acromioaxillosuprasternal Notch Index (AASI) as a New Predictor of Difficult Visualization of Larynx in Comparison with Modified Mallampati Test

Sneha Rajur, Senior Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560002, India. , Madhu K P 1 , Sneha Rajur 2 , Yathish3 , Nethra S S4 ,

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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia 8(3):p 397-402, May-June 2021. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.8321.56

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Madhu K P, Sneha Rajur et al./Role of Acromioaxillosuprasternal Notch Index (Aasi) As A New Predictor of Difcult Visualization of Larynx In Comparison with Modi ed Mallampati Test/Indian J Anesth Analg. 2021;8(3):397-402.
 

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Background: Pre-operative airway assessment should be able to predict potential difficult airway, allowing management plan to be developed ahead of time. Hence this study was aimed to compare Acromio-AxilloSuprasternal Notch Index (AASI), a new simple bedside test with Modified Mallampati Test (MMP) in predicting difficult visualization of larynx. Materials and Methods: After ethical committee clearance and informed written consent, 320 patients of ASA I and II posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia were included in this study. AASI and MMP were noted during preanaesthetic airway assessment. After induction of anaesthesia, a blinded and experienced anaesthetist did laryngoscopy, intubated the patient and noted Cormack-Lehane(CL) grading of laryngeal view. The data observed was analysed using Receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC) analysis to compare AASI and MMP. A P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Incidence of Difficult Visualization of Larynx(DVL) in our study was 8.4%. AASI had better Sensitivity(88.89% v/s 22.22%), Specificity(98.63% v/s 95.22%),Positive predictive value (85.71% v/s 26.32%), Negative predictive value (98.97% v/s 93%) and Diagnostic accuracy(97.81% v/s 89.03%) in comparison with MMP respectively (P <0.001) when cut off reference value of 0.56 AASI was taken. Conclusion: AASI is a better predictor of difficult laryngoscopy with a higher sensitivity and positive predictive value in comparison with MMP. Hence AASI can be used as a simple bedside test to predict difficult airway during pre-anaesthetic airway assessment. Keywords: Acromioaxillosuprasternal notch index (AASI); Modified Mallampati test (MMP); Cormack-Lehane (CL) grade; Difficult visualization of larynx (DVL); Airway assessment.

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Madhu K P, Sneha Rajur et al./Role of Acromioaxillosuprasternal Notch Index (Aasi) As A New Predictor of Difcult Visualization of Larynx In Comparison with Modi ed Mallampati Test/Indian J Anesth Analg. 2021;8(3):397-402.
 

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Acromioaxillosuprasternal notch index (AASI); Modified Mallampati test (MMP); Cormack-Lehane (CL) grade; Difficult visualization of larynx (DVL); Airway assessment.

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