Clinical evaluation for predicting difficult laryngoscopy in obstetric patients

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-42

  Singh, Ranju ^a   Jain, Aruna ^a   Mishra, Swatantra ^a   Kohli, Pramod ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthetic technique; Difficult; Intubation tracheal; Laryngoscopy; Mallampati; Obstetric; Prediction

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; RANITIDINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG CLEARANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBULAR LENGTH; MODIFIED MALLAMPATI SCORE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PHONATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROMENTAL DISTANCE; WILSON RISK SUM SCORING;

EID: 64649101283     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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