Neonatal resuscitation and the laryngeal mask airway

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: the laryngeal mask airway.

Breastfeeding success after laryngeal mask airway resuscitation.

BACKGROUND Positive pressure resuscitation by laryngeal mask airway (LMA) may expose the neonate to gas leak and gastric air insufflation, influencing postnatal gastrointestinal adaptation and breastfeeding success. METHODS Term neonates admitted to regular nursery of the Department of Pediatrics of Padua University (Italy), from January 2005 to December 2005, after positive pressure resuscit...

The laryngeal mask airway--a consideration for the Neonatal Resuscitation Programme guidelines?

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Laryngeal Mask Airway for neonatal resuscitation in the developing countries: evaluation of an educational intervention

Neonatal resuscitation using a laryngeal mask airway: a randomised trial in Uganda

OBJECTIVE Mortality rates from birth asphyxia in low-income countries remain high. Face mask ventilation (FMV) performed by midwives is the usual method of resuscitating neonates in such settings but may not always be effective. The i-gel is a cuffless laryngeal mask airway (LMA) that could enhance neonatal resuscitation performance. We aimed to compare LMA and face mask (FM) during neonatal re...