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SUBMITTER: Tan HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615162 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tan Hon Sen HS Li Shi Yang SY Yao Wei Yu WY Yuan Yong Jing YJ Sultana Rehena R Han Nian-Lin R NR Sia Alex Tiong Heng ATH Sng Ban Leong BL
BMC anesthesiology 20190708 1
<h4>Background</h4>Obstetric dfficult airway is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is often used as a rescue airway device after failed intubation, however, little is known about predictors of difficult LMA insertion, particularly in obstetrics. Since Mallampati scores of III/IV has been associated with difficult tracheal intubation, our present study aims to investigate if Mallampati score (MP) could predict airway outcomes for LMA use in obstet ...[more]