Intubating conditions associated with the Mallampati “class zero” airway

Mallampati 'Zero' Airway: Extremely Easy or Not?

The intubating laryngeal mask airway.

T he laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is accepted as both a rescue ventilation and a primary airway management device in both the prehospital and emergency department environments. A modified version of the LMA, the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA, LMA-Fastrach; Intavent Ltd, Reading, UK) exists, which, when combined with a modified tracheal tube, can be used for blind tracheal intubation. Th...

Effects of tracheal tube orientation on the success of intubation through an intubating laryngeal mask airway: study in Mallampati class 3 or 4 patients.

BACKGROUND We evaluated the effects of conventional tracheal tube orientation on success of intubation through an intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) in Mallampati class 3 or 4 patients. METHODS Two hundred adults, ASA I-II, Mallampati class 3 or 4, undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia were enrolled. All the patients were randomly allocated to either normal or reverse gro...

Absent Uvula: What Mallampati Class?

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Difficult pediatric airway management using the intubating laryngeal airway.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the intubating laryngeal airway (ILA) in providing safe endotracheal intubation in pediatric patients with difficult airway; to describe a method for using flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy with the ILA for evaluating the pediatric airway. METHODS Case series with chart review of the medical records of patients who had the ILA and fiberoptic intubation used to secure the ...