Mallampati test as a predictor of laryngoscopic view

Biomedical Papers

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-344

  Adamus, Milan ^a   Fritscherova, Sarka ^a   Hrabalek, Lumir ^b   Gabrhelik, Tomas ^a   Zapletalova, Jana ^b   Janout, Vladimir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cormack lehane grade; Difficult intubation; Laryngoscopy; Mallampati test; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650826253     PISSN: 12138118     EISSN: 12138118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5507/bp.2010.051     Document Type: Article

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