Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegaly: A comparison of upper lip bite test with modified mallampati classification

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-143

  Sharma, Deepak ^a   Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^b   Bithal, Parmod K ^b   Ali, Zulfiqar ^b   Singh, Gyaninder P ^b   Rath, Girija P ^b   Dash, Hari H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Difficult intubation; Modified mallampati classification; Upper lip bite test

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED MALLAMPATI CLASSIFICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; UPPER LIP BITE TEST;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; JAW RELATION RECORD; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949956016     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e3181ce6a60     Document Type: Article

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