The laryngeal mask airway is a safe and reliable airway management device. This review describes the insertion techniques, advantages, limitations, and potential applications of the laryngeal mask airway in neonates.

INTRODUCTION The incidence of damage to the individual cranial nerves and their branches associated with laryngeal mask airway use is low; there have been case reports of damage to the lingual nerve, hypoglossal nerve and recurrent laryngeal nerve. To the best of our knowledge we present the first reported case of inferior alveolar nerve injury associated with laryngeal mask airway use. CASE ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The size of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway in children is determined by the patient's weight. However, in some instances, an alternative method may be required. This study aimed to compare sizing by the auricle with conventional ProSeal laryngeal mask airway sizing by weight in children. METHODS After approval by the institutional ethics board and written informed...

UNLABELLED The purpose of the study was to compare the ease of insertion of the laryngeal mask airway using the standard uninflated approach or with a fully inflated cuff. Two hundred consecutive patients undergoing anesthesia using a laryngeal mask airway were randomized to have the laryngeal mask inserted using either method. Successful insertion was judged primarily by the clinical function ...

AIM: Sedation regimens for toddlers and preschoolers are still open for further studies. Propofol is rapidly finding its way into medical routine. The aim of this pilot study was to re-evaluate the need for sedation in young children and to further investigate the use of propofol as an intravenous agent combined with the use of a flexible laryngeal mask for treatment of the youngest group of de...

BACKGROUND/AIM Mask ventilation in geriatric and edentulous patients can be ineffective or even impossible because of the shape inside the patients' cheeks. For patients for whom a mask cannot be used for long, the use of a laryngeal mask can ease the administration of anesthesia. The aim of this study was to compare the use of the laryngeal mask UniqueTM in denticulate and edentulate patients ...