Open AccessA comparison of the ratio of patient′s height to thyromental distance with the modified Mallampati and the upper lip bite test in predicting difficult laryngoscopy
Author(s) -
Mohammadreza Safavi,
Azim Honarmand,
Narges Zare
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.84098
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngoscopy , receiver operating characteristic , area under the curve , intubation , airway , anesthesia , elective surgery , surgery
THE AIM OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS TO COMPARE THE ABILITY TO PREDICT DIFFICULT VISUALIZATION OF THE LARYNX FROM THE FOLLOWING PREOPERATIVE AIRWAY PREDICTIVE INDICES, IN ISOLATION AND COMBINATION: modified Mallampati test (MMT), the ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD) and the Upper-Lip-Bite test (ULBT).