A comparison of the ratio of patient's height to thyromental distance with the modified Mallampati and the upper lip bite test in predicting difficult laryngoscopy

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-263

  Safavi, Mohammadreza ^a   Honarmand, Azim ^a   Zare, Narges ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Difficult laryngoscopy; endotracheal intubation; RHTMD; thyromental distance; ULBT

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED MALLAMPATI TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATIO OF HEIGHT TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPPER LIP BITE TEST;

EID: 80052471763     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.84098     Document Type: Article

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