A comparison of the ratio of patient's height to thyromental distance with the modified Mallampati and the upper lip bite test in predicting difficult laryngoscopy

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to compare the ability to predict difficult visualization of the larynx from the following preoperative airway predictive indices, in isolation and combination: modified Mallampati test (MMT), the ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD) and the Up...

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Autores principales: Safavi, Mohammadreza, Honarmand, Azim, Zare, Narges
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957403
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.84098

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957403
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.84098

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