Prediction of difficult intubation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 8 II, 1996, Pages 1016-1023

  Randell, T ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mallampati test; thyromental distance; tracheal intubation: difficult intubation, failed intubation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; OBSTETRICS; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0029788875     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb05620.x     Document Type: Review

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