Anesteziologiia i reanimatologiia
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Anesteziol Reanimatol · May 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial[Difficult tracheal intubation: comparative assessment of the value of prognostic indices in using Macintosh and Truview laryngoscopes].
The paper describes the experience in using three predictive criteria, such as Mallampati test, Patila test, and ULBT test, to evaluate tracheal intubation and compares their predictive validity. The experience in applying Macintosh and Truview laryngoscopes to patients with predicted difficult tracheal intubation (DTI) is also depicted. ⋯ No significant correlation was obtained between the other criteria of DTI and the difficulties during intubation at the first attempt (p > 0.05). There was no statistical significant correlation between the used type of a laryngoscope and the rate of effective/ineffective intubations at the first attempt (r = 0.34; p > 0.05).