Ultrasound confirmation of laryngeal mask airway placement correlates with fiberoptic laryngoscope findings.

Comparison of the Incidence of Sore Throat and Hemodynamic Changes in ‎Airway Management by Macintosh, Glideoscope Laryngoscope and ‎Laryngeal Mask Airway Techniques: Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Studies have shown that postoperative sore throat is the most common complication of tracheal intubation, However, the actual incidence and extent of it are not well documented. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the incidence of sore throat and hemodynamic Changes in Macintosh, Glidescope Laryngoscope and laryngeal mask airway  techniques in elective surg...

Use of the Aintree Intubation Catheter with the Laryngeal Mask Airway and a Fiberoptic Bronchoscope in a Patient with an Unexpected Difficult Airway

Purpose: To present a case where the Aintree intubation catheter was used in conjunction with the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) and a fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) in a patient with an unexpected difficult airway. Clinical Features: A 38 year old 90 kg man scheduled for nasal endoscopy with ethmoidectomy under general anesthesia was found to be unexpectedly difficult to intubate using a both a MA...

An Airway which Facilitates intubation with a Fiberoptic Laryngoscope

Chondrolaryngoplasty under general anesthesia using a flexible fiberoptic laryngoscope and laryngeal mask airway.

OBJECTIVES To describe a surgical and anesthetic technique for chondrolaryngoplasty ("tracheal shaving") involving external translaryngeal needle insertion under general anesthesia, using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope and laryngeal mask airway. DESIGN Retrospective review of 31 patients who underwent chondrolaryngoplasty performed by a single surgeon. SETTING Academic medical center. ...

Sealing of tracheoesophageal fistula using a Y stent through fiberoptic bronchoscope during general anesthesia under laryngeal mask airway.

A 64-yr-old man was admitted because of repeated pneumonia. Both fiberoptic bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy revealed a large tracheoesophageal fistula (15 mm) in the right posterior trachea 1 cm beyond the carina. Coated nickel-titanium shape memory alloy Y shaped stent was planned to seal this fistula under general anesthesia. We took advantage of laryngeal mask airway to insert the fiberoptic ...