Mallampati and thyromental tests to predict difficult intubation

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-172

  Noorizad, S ^a   Mahdian, M ^a  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Intubation; Mallampati; Thyromental distance

Indexed keywords

SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI TEST; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROMENTAL TEST;

EID: 33645334963     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.169.172     Document Type: Article

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