Modified mallampati classification as a clinical predictor of peroral esophagogastroduodenoscopy tolerance

BACKGROUND: Unsedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is simpler and safer than sedated EGD; however, approximately 40% of patients cannot tolerate it. Early identification of patients likely to poorly tolerate unsedated EGD is valuable for improving compliance. The modified Mallampati classificati...

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Autores principales: Huang, Hsin-Hung, Lee, Meei-Shyuan, Shih, Yu-Lueng, Chu, Heng-Cheng, Huang, Tien-Yu, Hsieh, Tsai-Yuan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-11-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-11-12

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