Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituitary tumors: A comparison of extended Mallampati score with modified Mallampati classification

Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituitary tumors: A comparison of extended Mallampati score with modified Mallampati classification

Background: There are numerous reports of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in patients with acromegaly. To date, no study has assessed the application of extended Mallampati score (EMS) for predicting difficult intubation in acromegalics. The primary aim of this study was to compare EMS with mo...

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Main Authors: Ashish Bindra, Hemanshu Prabhakar, Parmod K Bithal, Gyaninder Pal Singh, Tumul Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Acromegaly
airway
extended Mallampati score
Mallampati classification
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2013;volume=29;issue=2;spage=187;epage=190;aulast=Bindra

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