Sternomental distance as the sole predictor of difficult laryngoscopy in obstetric anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 312-316

  Ramadhani, S A L ^a   Mohamed, L A ^a   Rocke, D A ^b,d   Gouws, E ^c  

^a Abu Dhabi Health Services Company SEHA   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Anaesthetic techniques, laryngoscopy; Intubatior, tracheal, difficult; Larynx, laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH; NECK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9544220773     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.3.312     Document Type: Article

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