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Sternomental distance and sternomental displacement as predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in adult patients

BACKGROUND: Several morphometric airway measurements have been used to predict difficult laryngoscopy (DL). This study evaluated sternomental distance (SMD) and sternomental displacement (SMDD, difference between SMD measured in neutral and extended head position), as predictors of DL and difficult...

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Autores principales: Prakash, Smita, Mullick, Parul, Bhandari, Shyam, Kumar, Amitabh, Gogia, Anoop Raj, Singh, Rajvir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5516487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28757825
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.206798

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