title: A scale for evaluating the difficulty of tracheal tube passage though the glottis is needed; good laryngoscopy does not always ensure intubation success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka 569-8686, Japan. Electronic address: ane078@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Nobuyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komasawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D000465:Algorithms; D005931:Glottis; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*