A Prospective Cohort Study on the Respiratory Effect on Modified Mallampati Scoring

Figure 2

The change in score between the overall score and the inspiration (a) and subsequently the expiration (b) scores was plotted (black line). Both were compared to an ideal curve showing no difference between scores regardless of respiration statues (blue line). The area under curve (AUC) for both inspiration and expiration was calculated and compared showing an overall decrease in AUC when transitioning from inspiration to expiration (c).

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