The laryngeal mask airway in the difficult paediatric airway: an assessment of positioning and use in fibreoptic intubation

• Published in: Pediatric anesthesia Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 53 - 58
• Main Author: Walker, Robert W.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.01.2000; Blackwell
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Endotracheal; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Anesthesia: equipment, devices; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; difficult airway; difficult intubation; Fiber Optic Technology; Humans; Infant; laryngeal mask airway; Laryngeal Masks; Medical sciences; Mucopolysaccharidoses - therapy; mucopolysaccharidosis; Prospective Studies; Human; Mask; General anesthesia; Complication; Infant; Larynx; Intubation; Child; Trachea; Technical equipment; Optical fiber

Summary The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was used in 34 children who presented with difficult airways and difficulty in intubation. All 34 children were a grade 3 or grade 4 Cormack and Leehane view at conventional laryngoscopy. The laryngeal mask airway was used as part of the anaesthetic technique....