Diagnostic value of different screening tests in isolation or combination for predicting difficult intubation: A prospective study

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 756-757

  Mehta, Tanu ^a   Jayaprakash, J ^a   Shah, Veena ^a  

^a Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DEVICE FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTER INCISOR GAP TEST; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI GRADING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROBLEM PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STERNOMENTAL DISTANCE TEST; THYROMENTAL DISTANCE TEST; UPPER LIP BITE TEST;

EID: 84918836645     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.147176     Document Type: Article

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