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Ratio of height to thyromental distance as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy: A prospective observational study

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Various airway indices are used either singly or in combination to predict difficult laryngoscopy. Recently introduced ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD) is reported to have better predictability. We aimed to assess the prediction of difficult laryngoscopy by RHTMD a...

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Autores principales: Kaniyil, Suvarna, Anandan, Krishnadas, Thomas, Sanjith
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/PMC6360890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774228
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_283_17