OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare clinical screening tests (modified Mallampati score, Cormack-Lehane score, thyromental distance, and sternomental distance) with ultrasonic measurements of the upper airway in predicting difficult intubation in pregnant women whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is higher and lower than 30 kg m-2. METHODS This study was designed as a prospective observati...

This article deals with the solution of Cauchy problem for Inviscid Burger equation. Various numerical techniques like Upwind non Conservative, Lax Friedrich, Wendorff, and Mac Cormack, are used to solve initial-value problems Through various model problems, efficiency accuracy have been shown via graphical tabulated form exact solution.

In this paper, the non-Fourier heat conduction in a semi-infinite body was examined. The heat wave non-Fourier heat conduction model was used for thermal analysis. Thermal conductivity was assumed temperature-dependent which resulted in a non-linear equation. The heat source was also considered temperature-dependent which resulted in a non-homogeneous equation. The Mac-Cormack predictor-correct...

BACKGROUND When oral or nasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy is attempted, mandibular advancement has been reported to improve the laryngeal view. The authors hypothesized that mandibular advancement may also improve the laryngeal view during direct laryngoscopy. METHODS Forty patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia were included in this study. After establishment of an adequat...

Background: Modified Mallampati test is a standard method of assessing the airway for predicting potentially difficult laryngoscopy and intubation. This test requires the patient to be in sitting position for airway evaluation. Although applicable to the majority of patients, airway evaluation in sitting position may not always be convenient or advisable. Objectives: To compare modified Mallamp...

Due to the development of new computed tomography (CT) techniques over the last 30 years, there are a vast amount of new diagnostic options available today. When Sir G.N. Hounsfi eld invented CT [1] (based on the preliminary works of A. MacLeod Cormack), the acquisition of a single slice took more time than CT-angiography of the complete supraaortic circulation today. And, of course, the image ...

We studied prospectively 800 paediatric patients undergoing repair of cleft lip and palate to determine the predictors of difficult laryngoscopy. The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy (Cormack and Lehane grade III and IV) was 2.95% in patients with unilateral cleft lip, 45.76% in bilateral cleft lip and 34.61% in patients with retrognathia. Tracheal intubation was successful in 99% of patient...