Open AccessComparison of Mallampati test with lower jaw protrusion maneuver in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation
Author(s) -
Muhammad Inam Ul Haq,
Hameed Ullah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.117059
Subject(s) - laryngoscopy , intubation , medicine , anesthesia , confidence interval , airway , gold standard (test) , tracheal intubation , surgery
Failure to maintain a patent airway is one of the commonest causes of anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. Many protocols, algorithms, and different combinations of tested methods for airway assessment have been developed to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubation. The reported incidence of a difficult intubation varies from 1.5% to 13%. The objective of this study was to compare Mallampati test (MT) with lower jaw protrusion (LJP) maneuver in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation.