In the practical conduct of Anaesthesia, Airway management is crucial to outcome & best patient care. A total n=114 patients,30-50 yrs with mean age 38.736± 4.36 years; 57 each group Laryngoscopy and ETT; LMA undergoing elective surgery 30 minutes 01-hour duration in controlled hypertensives were included study. The hemodynamic response was noted, recording pulse rate, Systolic BP, Diastoli...

PURPOSE To summarize the published literature related to two, new supraglottic airways (SGAs): the Cobra Perilaryngeal Airway (CobraPLA) and the Streamlined Liner of Pharyngeal Airway (SLIPA). SOURCE We identified original articles, through searches on Medline and PubMed, using the keywords 'Cobra', 'CobraPLA', 'Cobra-PLA', 'PLA', and 'SLIPA'. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Searches identified 28 publi...

PURPOSE The size 1 I-gel, recommended for small infants and neonates weighing 2-5 kg, has recently been released. There are no prospective studies available that assess the insertion conditions, sealing pressures, or ventilation quality of it. This study was designed to compare the performance of recently released size 1 I-gel with size 1 ProSeal LMA. METHODS Fifty infants and neonates, ASA I...

Received: February 11, 2016 Revised: June 24, 2016 Accepted: June 24, 2016 Abstract: Background: Supraglottic airway devices (SADs) are very useful airway adjunct in managing anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway and can be used as a ventilating aid and as a conduit for tracheal intubation. The new versions of SADs like i-gel and intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA), have advantage ...

The Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association and Difficult Airway Society have developed the first national obstetric guidelines for the safe management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia. They comprise four algorithms and two tables. A master algorithm provides an overview. Algorithm 1 gives a framework on how to optimise a safe general anaesthetic technique in ...

Objective: The Baska and the Protector Laryngeal masks are single-use second-generation supraglottic airway devices with a dual gastric channel. Material Methods: 64 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-2 patients between ages 18-70 undergoing retrograde ureteroscopic surgery enrolled in this prospective randomized study. Results: Demographic variables characteristics were si...

We report two cases of severe upper airway obstruction caused by supraglottic oedema secondary to adult epiglottitis and Ludwig's angina. In the former case, attempts to intubate with a direct laryngoscope failed but were successful once percutaneous transtracheal jet ventilation (PTJV) had been instituted. In the case with Ludwig's angina, PTJV was employed as a pre-emptive measure and the sub...