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The prediction of difficult intubation in obese patients using mirror indirect laryngoscopy: A prospective pilot study

BACKGROUND: The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in obese patients is higher than in the general population. Classical predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation have been shown to be unreliable. We prospectively evaluated indirect mirror laryngoscopy as a predictor of dif...

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Autores principales: Budde, Arne O, Desciak, Matthew, Reddy, Venugopal, Falcucci, Octavio A, Vaida, Sonia J, Pott, Leonard M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23878438
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.111685