Validation of modified mallampati test with addition of thyromental distance and sternomental distance to predict difficult endotracheal intubation in adults

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-175

  Patel, Bhavdip ^a   Khandekar, Rajiv ^a   Diwan, Rashesh ^b   Shah, Ashok ^b  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SAL Hospital and Medical Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Endotracheal intubation; Modified mallampatti test; Validity

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; MODIFIED MALLAMPATI TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STERNOMENTAL DISTANCE; THYROMENTAL DISTANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84898861281     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.130821     Document Type: Article

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