Prospective development and validation of an objective classification for difficult facemask ventilation: the MASCAN score

Anaesthesia · Published 2026-06-05 · DOI 10.1111/anae.70262

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Viktor A. Wünsch, Hannes Bommes, Milan Piltan, Sofia Germer, Christopher Gundler, Thorsten Dohrmann, Vera Köhl, André Dankert, Linda Krause, Christian Zöllner, Philipp Breitfeld, Martin Petzoldt

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2026

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Wünsch, V., Bommes, H., Piltan, M., et al. (2026). Prospective development and validation of an objective classification for difficult facemask ventilation: the MASCAN score. Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70262

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