Comparison of Mallampati test in supine and upright positions with and without phonation in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in age groups 3-10 years.

Comparison of Mallampati test in supine and upright positions with and without phonation in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in age groups 3-10 years.

Introduction Unanticipated difficult laryngoscopic intubation has been a major concern for anaesthesiologist in pediatric patients. Failure to maintain the patency of airway after induction of anesthesia can lead to catastrophic sequalae such as hypoxemia, irreversible brain damage and death. There...

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Main Authors: P. Awasthi, S. Gautam, A. Malik, V. Singh, M. Kohali, S. Jafa, J. Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal 2018-01-01
Series:Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal (PACCJ)
Subjects:
cormac lehane grade
difficult intubation score
mal- lampati test
supine position
Online Access:http://www.anestesiarianimazione.com/PACCJ%202018/Comparison%20of%20Mallampati%20test%20in%20supine%20and%20upright%20positions%20with%20and%20without%20phonation%20in%20predicting%20difficult%20laryngoscopy%20and%20intubation%20in%20age%20groups%203%2010%20years.pdf
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