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Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy: Extended mallampati score versus the MMT, ULBT and RHTMD

BACKGROUND: Preoperative using of anatomical landmarks detects potentially difficult laryngoscopies. The main object of the present study was to evaluate the predictive power of Extended Mallampati Score (EMS) in comparison with modified Mallampati test (MMT), the ratio of height to thyromental dist...

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Autores principales: Safavi, Mohammadreza, Honarmand, Azim, Amoushahi, Mahsa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24949304
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2277-9175.133270