Effects of position and phonation on oropharyngeal view and correlation with laryngoscpic view

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-420

  Amadasun, F E ^a   Adudu, O P ^a   Sadiq, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cormack and Lehane score; Mallampati test; Oropharyngeal view; Phonation; Position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OROPHARYNX; PHONATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OROPHARYNX; PHONATION; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960986537     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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