ISSN: 1300-0292
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Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
The Comparison Of Mallampati And Cormack-lehane Test In Prediction Of Difficult Intubation In Children
Mine TOKMAKOĞLU*, Selmin ÇAĞLAR*, Sebahat ÜNLÜ*
* Dr., Dr.Sami Ulus Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi Anestezi Bölümü, ANKARA
Objective: In this study the efficacy of the Mallampati test, which is used for estimating the difficult intubation in children was evaluated. Material and Method: Four hundred cases 5-12 year old undergoing elective surgery were included in the study. Age, gender, body weight, body height were noted preoperatively. The pharyngeal structures were examined before the operation. At the time of intubation, laryngoscopic evaluation was performed according to the Cormack-Lehane’s laryngoscopic classification. Results: Incidence of difficult intubation was 4 % in all cases. Mallampati scoring were class 4 in 4 %, class 3 in 21%, class 2 in 25 % and class 1 in 50 % of the cases. According to the Cormack-Lehane’s laryngoscopic scoring 1 % of the cases were in class 3, 4 % in class 2 and 95 % class 1 (correlation coefficient:0.32). Conclusion: These results revealed that, Mallampati test did not offer additional advantage for estimating difficult intubation preoperatively.Keywords: Intubation, ChildTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2002, 22:484-486
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