Cormack-Lehane Laryngoscopy Grading

Grades laryngoscopic view: Grade I — full glottis visible; Grade II — posterior glottis and arytenoids visible; Grade IIb — only arytenoids visible; Grade III — only epiglottis seen; Grade IV — epiglottis not visible. Grades III–IV indicate difficult intubation; video laryngoscopy or awake fibreoptic intubation should be prepared.

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