cluelessmedic: Mallampati Assessment used in the anaesthetists patient assessment to help predi
cluelessmedic: Mallampati Assessment used in the anaesthetists patient assessment to help predict difficulties during intubation patient sat upright, open mouth and maximally protrude tongue view of pharynx is noted and given a score from I to IV grades III and IV suggest difficult intubation - combined with a thyromental distance of <7cm predicts 80% of difficult intubations -- source link
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