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  • Laryngology and surgical outcomes measurement.
  • Anesthesia and airway management.
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Background:

  • Predictive factors for difficult laryngeal exposure (DLE) are established.
  • Quantifying forces during laryngeal surgery can offer objective insights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate force metrics associated with DLE predictors during suspension microlaryngoscopy (SML).
  • To determine if patient factors linked to DLE correlate with higher intraoperative forces.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective observational cohort study involving 214 laryngeal surgeries.
  • Utilized a laryngeal force sensor (LFS) to record maximum and average forces during SML.
  • Collected patient data including Mallampati scores, interincisor distance (ID), and thyromental (TM) distance.

Main Results:

  • Higher Mallampati scores correlated with increased average and maximum forces (P=.002, P=.003).
  • Patients with ID ≤4.5 cm experienced nearly double the average force compared to edentulous patients (P=.002).
  • Male patients exhibited higher average forces (P≤.001); height and shorter TM distance were also associated with higher forces.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated force metrics during SML are linked to predictive indicators of difficult intubation and laryngeal exposure.
  • These force metrics may help identify patients at higher risk for increased force requirements during procedures.
  • Objective force measurements could potentially predict and mitigate postoperative complications.