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The body constitution of patients and intubation scales as predictors of difficult intubation considered in relation to the experience of the intubator
The aims of the study were to identify factors that may result in difficulties in
intubation, and to compare the results obtained when an experienced and
when a less experienced anaesthesiologist was involved. The 96 patients included
in the study were evaluated for difficult intubation according to the
following scales: Mallampati, upper lip bite test (ULBT) and Patil. The mobility
of the cervical segments of the vertebral column, the distance between the
jugular notch of the sternum and the chin and the anatomical constitution of
the body were other factors that were taken into consideration. Statistical analysis
was performed in order to identify factors that may result in difficulties in intubation
for an experienced and for a less experienced anaesthesiologist