Application of the upper lip catch test for airway evaluation in edentulous patients: An observational study

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-77

  Khan, Zahid Hussain ^a   Arbabi, Shahriar ^b   Yekaninejad, Mir Saeed ^c   Khan, Ramooz Hussain ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d University of Azad   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airway; Cormack Lehane grade; Difficult intubation; Modified Mallampati test; Upper lip catch test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893475155     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.125942     Document Type: Article

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