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Bui Thien Nghiep Vo1, Yen-Phi Huynh1,2, Phuong Minh Tang1,3

  • 1From the International PhD Program in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Anesthesia and Analgesia
|July 28, 2026
PubMed
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The modified Mallampati test for predicting difficult airways shows similar accuracy whether patients are sitting or supine. This suggests the supine position is a viable alternative when patients cannot sit upright during airway evaluation.

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