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Is Mallampati classification a good screening test? A prospective cohort evaluating the predictive values of Mallampati test at different thresholds

BACKGROUND: There is currently some discussion over the actual usefulness of performing preoperative upper airway assessment to predict difficult airways. In this field, modified Mallampati test (MMT) is a widespread tool used for prediction of difficult airways showing only a feeble predictive perf...

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Autores principales: de Carvalho, Cl.ístenes C., da Silva, Danielle M., Leite, Marina S., de Orange, Fl..via A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9660002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34624375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2021.09.008