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01-02-2011 | Erratum
Erratum to: Is the modified Mallampati test performed in supine position a reliable predictor of difficult tracheal intubation?
Published in: Journal of Anesthesia | Issue 1/2011
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The Editors regret that the original version of Table 2 of this article contained errors in the data. The corrected table is shown here. For details, see Comment on the original version (doi:10.1007/s00540-010-1039-6) and In reply to the comment (doi:10.1007/s00540-010-1040-0) as Letters to the Editor.
Table 2
Statistical terms used for modified Mallampati test (MMT) performed in sitting and supine positions as predicting tests for difficult laryngoscopy (number or %)
|
Test
|
TP
|
FP
|
TN
|
FN
|
Se (%)
|
Sp (%)
|
PPV (%)
|
NPV (%)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MMT-sitting
|
5
|
17
|
90
|
11
|
31
|
84
|
23
|
89
|
|
MMT-supine
|
11
|
42
|
65
|
5
|
69
|
61
|
21
|
93
|