Laryngeal mask airway for radiotherapy in the prone position
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Use of the laryngeal mask airway in the prone position.
The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a supraglottic medical device used to maintain a patent airway during surgery or a medical emergency. Its initial use was as a means of providing general anesthesia without an endotracheal tube (ETT) while avoiding the need to hold an anesthesia mask in place. As clinical experience has developed with the device, the LMA has been used for a wider range of surg...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02242.x