The Performance of the Intubation Difficulty Scale among Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section

Background. There have not yet been any studies to validate the intubation difficulty scale (IDS) in obese parturients. Objectives of this study were to determine the performance of the IDS in defining difficult intubation (DI) and to identify the optimal cutoff points of the IDS among obese parturi...

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Main Authors: Jatuporn Eiamcharoenwit, Napon Itthisompaiboon, Panita Limpawattana, Arunotai Siriussawakul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3075756