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Anaesthesiology

El-Ganzouri Risk Index (EGRI) for Difficult Airway calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Mouth opening
Thyromental distance
Mallampati class
Neck movement
Ability to prognath
Body weight
History of difficult intubation

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Clinical inputs

  • Mouth opening
  • Thyromental distance
  • Mallampati class
  • Neck movement
  • Ability to prognath
  • Body weight
  • History of difficult intubation

Primary source

el-Ganzouri AR, McCarthy RJ, Tuman KJ, Tanck EN, Ivankovich AD. Preoperative airway assessment: predictive value of a multivariate risk index. Anesth Analg. DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199605000-00027. PMID: 8638791. Scope: multivariate airway risk index combining mouth opening, thyromental distance, Mallampati, neck movement, prognathism, weight, and history of difficult intubation (total 0–12). (1996)

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