Can difficult intubation be accurately predicted using upper lip bite test?

Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 282-287

  Shah, Azmat Ali ^a   Rafique, Khalid ^b   Islam, Mujahid ^c  

^a Aga Khan Hospital   (Tanzania)

^b Department of Anesthesia Islamabad Medical and Dental College ^*  (Pakistan)

^c REHMAN MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Difficult intubation; Difficult laryngoscopy; Endotracheal intubation; Predictive airway tests; Upper lip bite test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORMACK LEHANE CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPPER LIP BITE TEST; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84905019731     PISSN: 10135472     EISSN: 18119387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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