Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763947 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Difficult intubation was more prevalent among obese than non-obese patients, but intubation duration and lowest SaO2 levels during intubation were not. Moreover, the modified Mallampati test was found to be a moderately good (60%) predictor of difficult intubation among obese patients.
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Authors
Ronit (Staff Anesthetist), Dror (Staff Anesthetist), Avishai (Head, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia),