Comparison of Mallampati test with lower jaw protrusion maneuver in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 313-317

  Ul Haq, Muhammad ^a   Ullah, Hameed ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Airway; Difficult intubation; Lower jaw protrusion maneuver; Mallampati test

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; LOWER JAW PROTRUSION MANEUVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MODIFIED MALLAMPATI TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884251772     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.117059     Document Type: Article

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