AI based Airway assessment tool in Pre anaesthesia check-up

Source summary

Develop and clinically validate an AI-assisted difficult-airway assessment tool for pre-anaesthesia checks. The source proposes a Difficult Airway Score using three patient-face photographs and established assessments including Mallampati, sternomental distance, thyromental distance and the upper-lip-bite test. Intended uses include reducing observer variation, remote telemedicine referral and retaining the result in the electronic health record. Diagnostic validity is a development requirement, not an established result.