A comparison of Wilson sum score and combination Mallampati, tiromental and sternomental distances for predicting difficult intubation

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Domi, Rudin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Airway; Difficult intubation; Endotracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAW MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI SCORE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NECK MOVEMENT; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; UROLOGIC SURGERY; WILSON SUM SCORE;

EID: 77957736250     PISSN: 18575749     EISSN: 18575773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2009.0045     Document Type: Article

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