Ethnic considerations in the upper lip bite test: the reliability and validity of the upper lip bite test in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in Koreans

BACKGROUND: Several methods have been used to predict difficult tracheal intubation. Among recently suggested methods, the upper lip bite test (ULBT) could serve as a good predictor. Soft tissue and skeletal hard tissue profiles are affected by many factors including ethnicity. We aimed to assess th...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jong Chan, Ki, Yumin, Kim, Jihee, Ahn, So Woon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0675-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0675-5

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