Difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in the Indian population: An assessment of anatomical and clinical risk factors

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 569-575

  Prakash, Smita ^a   Kumar, Amitabh ^a   Bhandari, Shyam ^a   Mullick, Parul ^a   Singh, Rajvir ^b   Gogia, Anoop Raj ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b HMC   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Airway evaluation; Difficult intubation; Difficult laryngoscopy; Intubation difficulty scale

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM;

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SNORING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84890954100     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.123329     Document Type: Article

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