Correlation between modified LEMON score and intubation difficulty in adult trauma patients undergoing emergency surgery
Abstract Background Prediction of difficult airway is critical in the airway management of trauma patients. A LEMON method which consists of following assessments; Look-Evaluate-Mallampati-Obstruction-Neck mobility is a fast and easy technique to evaluate patients’ airways in the emergency situation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | World Journal of Emergency Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-018-0195-0 |