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The nutritional status of super-morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] &gt; 50 kg m-2) is a recognised risk factor for difficult intubation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a single-centre, retrospective, observational study whose aim is to validate an additional parameter (anatomical plus nutritional) to the El.GA index, hence the choice of the acronym for the definition of the study: EL.GA+, in predictivity of airway management; multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the predictive role of BMI, neck circumference and opening of the mouth of intubation difficulty measured with the gold standard.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 240 patients who had an elective surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, requiring endotracheal intubation, were examined. The predictive value of the EL.GA score was confirmed by the values of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) according to the data reported in the literature. 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