A comparison of the Mallampati test in supine and upright positions with and without phonation in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation: A prospective study

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 207-211

  Khan, Zahid Hussain ^a   Eskandari, Shahram ^a   Yekaninejad, Mir Saeed ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cormack Lehane grade; difficult intubation; Mallampati test; sitting position; supine position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI TEST; PHONATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84929076250     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.155150     Document Type: Article

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