Evaluation of different airway tests to determine difficult intubation in apparently normal adult patients: undergoing surgical procedures.
CONCLUSION: The MPT, with its highest accuracy, specificity, positive predictive value, and good sensitivity may be used as a routine screening test for preoperative prediction of difficult endotracheal intubations.
PMID: 33292451 [PubMed]
Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: El-Radaideh K, Dheeb E, Shbool H, Garaibeh S, Bataineh A, Khraise W, El-Radaideh B Tags: Patient Saf Surg Source Type: research
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