Re: Mallampati/Calgary?????????????
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Re: Mallampati/Calgary?????????????

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Posted by jim on April 02, 2003 at 14:51:26:

In Reply to: Mallampati/Calgary????????????? posted by Joel7070 on April 02, 2003 at 13:10:40:

The Mallampati classification for endotracheal intubation grades the difficulty of intubation based upon the amount of the posterior pharynx seen with a patient sticking their tongue out maximally. There are good pictures on the net if you search Mallampati.

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