A comparison of the upper lip bite test with inter incisor distance in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 105, 2013, Pages 70-79

  Nasiri, Ebrahim ^a   Akbari, Hoshang ^a   Farrokhi, Habibollah ^a   Ebrahimi, Faramarz ^b   Nasiri, Reza ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Research Center for Organizational Processes Improvement   (Iran)

Author keywords

Difficult intubation; Difficult laryngoscopy; IID; Predictive airway tests; ULBT

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTERINCISOR DISTANCE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE FINGER TEST; UPPER LIP BITE TEST;

EID: 84940306486     PISSN: 17359279     EISSN: 17359260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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