Predictors of difficult intubation defined by the intubation difficulty scale (IDS): Predictive value of 7 airway assessment factors

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 491-497

  Seo, Suk Hwan ^a   Lee, Jeong Gil ^a   Yu, Soo Bong ^a   Kim, Doo Sik ^a   Ryu, Sie Jeong ^a   Kim, Kyung Han ^a  

^a Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Evaluation studies; Intubation

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MONITORING SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTUBATION DIFFICULTY SCALE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI CLASSIFICATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH; UPPER LIP;

EID: 84871726013     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2012.63.6.491     Document Type: Article

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