Validity of thyromental height test as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy: A prospective evaluation comparing modified Mallampati score, interincisor gap, thyromental distance, neck circumference, and neck extension

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Thyromental height test (TMHT) is a recently described anatomical bedside screening tool in predicting difficult laryngoscopy. It has been shown to be more accurate than the modified Mallampati score, thyromental distance (TMD), and sternomental distance with regard to sensitivi...

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Autores principales: Rao, K Venkata Nageswara, Dhatchinamoorthi, D, Nandhakumar, Amar, Selvarajan, N, Akula, Hani Rajesh, Thiruvenkatarajan, Venkatesan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6100275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30166655
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ija.IJA_162_18

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