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Airway complications significantly contribute to anesthesia related morbidity and mortality. Inadequate assessment, failure to recognize the predictors of difficult airway, both from anatomical and physiological perspective, and failure to formulate appropriate plan even when difficulty is anticipated, are among the different contributory factors for airway related complications. History, clinical examination, review of records and investigations form the cornerstones of assessment. With detailed assessment, predictors of difficult airway which includes difficulty related to techniques, positioning, oxygenation, patient cooperation can be identified in majority of patients. This helps in appropriate planning and preparation for subsequent management.

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Pujari, V. (2023). Preoperative Airway Assessment. In: Ubaradka, R.S., Gupta, N., Bidkar, P.U., Tripathy, D.K., Gupta, A. (eds) The Airway Manual. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4747-6_3

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