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The modified Cormack-Lehane grading scale used to evaluate the laryngoscopic findings obtained in the present study |
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| Laryngoscopic view |
Grade |
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| The anterior commissure of glottis is visible |
I |
| More than 50% of glottis is visible; the anterior |
IIa |
| commissure of glottis is not visible |
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| Less than 50% of glottis is visible, including its |
IIb |
| posterior commissure and the arytenoid cartilages |
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| Only the arytenoid cartilages and the epiglottis are visible |
IIIa |
| Only the epiglottis is visible |
IIIb |
| Only the retropharyngeal wall is visible |
IV |
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