The Reliability and Validity of the Upper Lip Bite Test to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy in Korean

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orotracheal Intubation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01908218

4-2008-0583

Details and patient eligibility

About

Anticipated difficulties at laryngoscopy give time to prepare alternative method and proper management.

Several methods to evaluate the anatomical structures has been used during preoperative period for airway assessment.

Evaluation methods are such as the Mallampati classification, mouth opening, thyromental distance and sternocostal distance.

the Upper Lip Bite test, evaluates the possibility of a patient cover the mucosa of the upper lip by the lower incisor.

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical usefulness of the Upper Lip Bite test(ULBT) in Korean compared to Modified Mallampati classification(MMT).

Enrollment: 344 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult patients undergoing general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

• patient who have facial anomaly , 2. patients who required a rapid sequence induction

Trial design

344 participants in 1 patient group

ULBT group

Description:

344 adult patients undergoing general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation