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Upper lip bite test: a standalone construct

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Anesthesiology

a bedside airway test grading how far the lower incisors can bite the upper lip, assessed for accuracy in predicting difficult intubation.

In anesthesiology, Upper lip bite test refers to a bedside airway test grading how far the lower incisors can bite the upper lip, assessed for accuracy in predicting difficult intubation. This meaning comes from Khan (2003) in Anesthesia & Analgesia.[1]

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References

Khan, Z. H., Kashfi, A., & Ebrahimkhani, E. (2003). A Comparison of the Upper Lip Bite Test (a Simple New Technique) with Modified Mallampati Classification in Predicting Difficulty in Endotracheal Intubation: A Prospective Blinded Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 96(2), 595-599. https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-200302000-00053

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