June 6, 2026 · Anaesthesia · DOI: 10.1111/anae.70261

Pre-operative three-dimensional face scans for predicting difficult facemask ventilation: a prospective development study

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The authors aimed to determine whether pre-operative three-dimensional face scans could effectively predict difficult facemask ventilation in patients undergoing surgery. Their study found that integrating specific facial shape features into the existing DIFFMASK score improved its predictive accuracy, suggesting that digital phenotyping may enhance traditional airway assessments.

Viktor A Wünsch, Hannes Bommes, Sofia Germer, Milan Piltan, Philipp Breitfeld, Sarah Latus, Linda Krause, Christian Zöllner, Christopher Gundler, Martin Petzoldt

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