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Appropriate Size of Laryngeal Mask Airway in Thai Children: Is It Age or Weight that Better Correlated?
Background: Clinicians are divided regarding laryngeal mask airway (LMA) size selection for pediatric patients, primarily whether age or body weight is an appropriate predictor. Objective: Determine if body weight and/or age are reliable predictors in LMA size selection in Thai children. Material and Method: Retrospective review of patient medical records was conducted between October 1, 2012 a...
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Introduction In the past 25 years with the development of various supraglottic airway devices, the armamentarium for airway management has increased. In our study, the laryngeal mask airway (LMA)-ProSeal is compared with the LMA-Classic with respect to as follows: (a) Ease of insertion and number of insertion attempts, (b) Device positional stability and possible oropharyngeal leak, (c) Airway ...
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I read the manuscript entitled “Case Report of An Open Neck Procedure Complication Associated with Laryngeal Mask Airway Use” by Subramaniam T et al. This is a valuable manuscript describing iatrogenic complications during level-2 cervical lymph node biopsy, in which the airway is managed with laryngeal mask airway (LMA). During the procedure, the surgeon realized that the mass was actually the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013421