
A Comprehensive Scoring System for Predicting Difficult Intubation
Purpose: | To predict difficulty in intubation by the use of a scoring system based on patient attributes. |
Specialty: | Anesthesiology General Surgery Pulmonology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Otolaryngology |
Objective: | risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage |
ICD-10: | C00-D49, G00-G99, H00-H59, H60-H95, I00-I99, J00-J99, K00-K95, M00-M99, N00-N99, Q00-Q99 |
Description: | A scoring system based on physical attributes can be used to identify patients at risk for difficult tracheal intubation. |
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