| Title |
A clinical sign to predict difficult tracheal intubation; a prospective study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, July 1985
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf03011357 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
S. Rao Mallampati, Stephen P. Gatt, Laveme D. Gugino, Sukumar P. Desai, Barbara Waraksa, Dubravka Freiberger, Philip L. Liu |
| Abstract |
It has been suggested that the size of the base of the tongue is an important factor determining the degree of difficulty of direct laryngoscopy. A relatively simple grading system which involves preoperative ability to visualize the faucial pillars, soft palate and base of uvula was designed as a means of predicting the degree of difficulty in laryngeal exposure. The system was evaluated in 210 patients. The degree of difficulty in visualizing these three structures was an accurate predictor of difficulty with direct laryngoscopy (p less than 0.001). |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 574 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 63 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 63 | 11% |
| Researcher | 61 | 10% |
| Other | 52 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 43 | 7% |
| Other | 135 | 23% |
| Unknown | 170 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 317 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 2% |
| Engineering | 10 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 1% |
| Other | 31 | 5% |
| Unknown | 187 | 32% |
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