COMPARISON OF MODIFIED MALLAMPATI TEST AND UPPER LIP BITE TEST FOR PREDICTION OF DIFFICULT ENDOTRACHEALINTUBATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL COMPARATIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Volume 20 No 12 (2022)

Dr Jyoti Mantur Dr Anil Shetty, Dr M Govindraj Bhat, Dr K G Shiva Kumar

DOI: 10.14704/NQ.2022.20.12.NQ77208

Abstract

Anticipation of difficult airway provides ample opportunity to prepare and manage the situation effectively and safely, limiting the adverse outcomes. However, the available multitude of predictive tools to predict difficult intubation lack accuracy. Hence, we compared the modified Mallampati test (MMT), a commonly used test, the and upper lip bite test (ULBT) to know its ability to predictdifficult intubation. Aim: To compare MMT with ULBT in predicting difficulty in endotracheal intubation

Keywords

Modified Mallampati Test, Upper lip bite test, Difficult endotracheal intubation

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