Post analysis simulated correlation of the El-Ganzouri airway difficulty score with difficult airway
Background: Difficult airway (DA) occurs frequently (5–15%) in clinical practice. The El-Ganzouri Risk Index (EGRI) has a high sensitivity for predicting a difficult intubation (DI). However difficult mask ventilation (DMV) was never included in the EGRI. Since DMV was not included in the EGRI asses...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414002000 |