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Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituita...

Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituita...

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Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituitary tumors: A comparison of extended Mallampati score with modified Mallampati classification

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Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituitary tumors: A comparison of extended Mallampati score with modified Mallampati classification

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India: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd

Journal title

Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology, 2013-04, Vol.29 (2), p.187-190

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English

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India: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd

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Contents

Background: There are numerous reports of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in patients with acromegaly. To date, no study has assessed the application of extended Mallampati score (EMS) for predicting difficult intubation in acromegalics. The primary aim of this study was to compare EMS with modified Mallampati classification (MMP) in predicti...

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Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in acromegalic patients undergoing surgery for excision of pituitary tumors: A comparison of extended Mallampati score with modified Mallampati classification

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2868e2d0ee474a06aa00245a80cff343

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0970-9185

E-ISSN

2231-2730

DOI

10.4103/0970-9185.111694

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