Abstract:Abstract:ObjectiveTo investigate the factors influencing laryngeal exposure in selfretaining microscopic surgery, therefore to provide references for preoperative assessment.Methods58 patients were included in this prospective study. Their data including age, gender, height, weight, body mass index, neck circumference and the angel of neutral to extension (NEA), the size of full mouth opening, hyoidmental distance(HMD),sternummental distance(SMD), thyroidmental distance(TMD), thyroidupper incisor distance(UISD),sternumupperincisor distance(UITD) and the Friedman grade(FTP) were collected. According to the results of glottis exposure, they were divided into two groups, i.e. difficult exposure group and normal group. The differences of abovementioned indexes between the two groups were analyzed by logistic stepwise regression analysis. The risk factors for predicting difficult exposure were screened out.ResultsLogistic stepwise regression analysis demonstrated TMD and FTP were independent risk factors for difficult laryngeal exposure (P<0.05). ConclusionPreoperative measurement of patients’ TMD and FTP is important for prediction of difficulty in glottis exposure during selfretaining microscopic surgery.