Comparison of Mallampati test with lower jaw protrusion maneuver in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation
Background: Failure to maintain a patent airway is one of the commonest causes of anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. Many protocols, algorithms, and different combinations of tested methods for airway assessment have been developed to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubation. The repor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2013;volume=29;issue=3;spage=313;epage=317;aulast=Ul |