Diagnostic value of the upper lip bite test in predicting difficulty in intubation with head and neck landmarks obtained from lateral neck X-ray

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-386

  Khan, Zahid Hussain ^a   Arbabi, Shahriar ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airway assessment; Difficult intubation; Lateral neck radiography; Predictive tests; Upper lip bite test

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPNOMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPPER LIP BITE TEST;

EID: 84886297336     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.118567     Document Type: Article

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