Clinical Study to Compare Bedside Tests — Mallampati Score, Upper Lip Bite Test, and Thyromental Distance — With Cormack–Lehane Score as Predictors of Difficult Intubation
ULBT demonstrated superior sensitivity and specificity among the tests evaluated, but no single bedside test was sufficiently accurate to predict all difficult intubations. A combination of tests is recommended for preoperative airway assessment.
Authors
- Urmila Keshari
- Ajay Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8507-3767)
- Mahendra Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-7596)
- V. Rajan
- Sherin Soni
- Bhumika Panjwani
Institutions
- Gandhi Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1463_25
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00