Effect of posture on mouth opening and modified Mallampati classification for airway assessment

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-465

  Singhal, Vasudha ^a   Sharma, Munish ^a   Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^a   Ali, Zulfiqar ^a   Singh, Gyaninder P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Mallampati grade; Mouth opening; Position; Sitting; Supine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED MALLAMPATI CLASSIFICATION; MOUTH; MOUTH OPENING; PATIENT POSITIONING; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; POSTURE; SUPINE POSITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049101290     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0761-4     Document Type: Article

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