Difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation: observational study

Abstract Introduction: Since anesthesia complications associated with unexpected difficult airway are potentially catastrophic, they should be avoided. The modified Mallampati test and jaw-thrust maneuver enable the identification of difficult airway. The aim of this study was to associate the modi...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Gonelli Albanez da Cunha Andrade, Bruno Luís Soares Lima, Douglas Kaíque de Oliveira Lopes, Roberto Oliveira Couceiro Filho, Luciana Cavalcanti Lima, Tania Cursino de Menezes Couceiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942018000200168&lng=en&tlng=en