Bedside predictors of difficult intubation: A systematic review

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-83

  Vannucci, Andrea ^a   Cavallone, Laura F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Intubation, intratracheal; Statistics and numerical data

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DIFFICULT INTUBATION; EMBASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCISOR; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MEDLINE; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER LIP; META ANALYSIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 84958019999     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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