Association of Mallampati scoring on airway outcomes in women undergoing general anesthesia with Supreme™ laryngeal mask airway in cesarean section

Abstract Background Obstetric dfficult airway is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is often used as a rescue airway device after failed intubation, however, little is known about predictors of difficult LMA insertion, particularly in obstetrics. Sin...

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Main Authors: Hon Sen Tan, Shi Yang Li, Wei Yu Yao, Yong Jing Yuan, Rehena Sultana, Nian-Lin R. Han, Alex Tiong Heng Sia, Ban Leong Sng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0796-5