A combination of the modified Mallampati score, thyromental distance, anatomical abnormality, and cervical mobility (M-TAC) predicts difficult laryngoscopy better than Mallampati classification | Zendy

Sushil P. Ambesh | Zendy; Neha Singh | Zendy; Parnandi Bhaskar Rao | Zendy; Devendra Gupta | Zendy; Prabhat Singh | Zendy; Uttam Singh | Zendy

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A combination of the modified Mallampati score, thyromental distance, anatomical abnormality, and cervical mobility (M-TAC) predicts difficult laryngoscopy better than Mallampati classification

Author(s) -

Sushil P. Ambesh,

Neha Singh,

Parnandi Bhaskar Rao,

Devendra Gupta,

Prabhat Singh,

Uttam Singh

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

acta anaesthesiologica taiwanica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1875-4597

pISSN - 1875-452X

DOI - 10.1016/j.aat.2013.06.005

Subject(s) - laryngoscopy , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , intubation , anesthesia , airway , tracheal intubation , area under the curve , elective surgery , abnormality , surgery , psychiatry

Unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in anesthetized patients. A number of modules have been developed to predict difficult airways, but they are often complex in nature. We combined the modified Mallampati score (M), thyromental distance (T), anatomical abnormality (A), and cervical mobility (C) into a single scoring system with the acronym M-TAC, and evaluated it against Mallampati scoring.

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