Why the study?
Does the combination of a modified Mallampati test and thyromental distance measurement predict difficult intubation in patients undergoing general anaesthesia?
Population
244 patients whose tracheas were subsequently intubated under general anaesthesia
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports combined Mallampati-thyromental assessment for preoperative airway evaluation; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Does the combination of a modified Mallampati test and thyromental distance measurement predict difficult intubation in patients undergoing general anaesthesia?
The combination of a modified Mallampati test and thyromental distance measurement before operation allows the majority of difficult intubations to be anticipated.
C. Frerk (1992) studied this question.
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