Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has been shown to be an alterative method of definite airway in first aid. However, the adequate methods to confirm LMA positioning remain to be elucidated. We reported our preliminary experiences of 5 cases with trauma who underwent awake application of LMA. Of them, three cases couldn’t be confirmed the positioning of LMA by physical examination. Capnogaphy demonst...

Objective: There has been no study evaluating sevoflurane minimum alveolar concentration for the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) removal (MAC-LMA removal) in children whom caudal anesthesia was performed. The aim of this study is to determine the MAC-LMA removal of sevoflurane in children caudal anesthesia was performed. Materials and Methods: Fifty-six children undergoing elective urologic surgery...

BACKGROUND In Dutch ambulance practice, failure or inability to intubate patients with altered oxygenation and/or ventilation leaves bag-valve mask ventilation as the only alternative, which is undesirable for patient outcome. A novel Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme (LMA-S) device may be a suitable alternative. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness and suitability of the LMA-S for emergency medical...

Recent data in S-Kam favor the large mixing angle MSW (LMA-MSW) solution. How does one get the LMA-MSW solution as well as the maximal mixing of the atmospheric neutrinos in theory? It is not easy to reproduce the nearly bi-maximal mixings with LMA-MSW solution in GUT models[1, 2, 3]. The non-abelian flavor symmetry S3L × S3R or O3L × O3R leads to the LMA-MSW solution naturally[4, 5]. The mass ...

The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is an important new tool for managing the emergency airway. In a variety of emergency situations, the LMA may be considered instead of the face mask or the endotracheal tube. Furthermore, the LMA can be used as an aid to intubation and as a bridge to more secure means to control the airway. The primary risk with the LMA is aspiration of gastric contents. Anesthet...

OBJECTIVE To compare the use of flexible laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and endotracheal tube (ETT) in pediatric adenotonsillectomy. DESIGN Prospective randomized trial. SETTING Tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS One hundred thirty-one children (aged 2-12 years). Exclusion criteria were body mass index (calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared) greater than...

We use seven-core Yb-doped large-mode-area (LMA) photonic crystal fiber (PCF) to demonstrate phase-locked amplification of 0.7 W, 1 MHz, 1.9 ps laser pulses delivered by an LMA-PCF-laser-LMA-PCF-preamplifier system. Compression of the 24 W output of the multicore LMA-PCF amplifier with a grating compressor yields 110 fs pulses with a peak power up to 150 MW.

BACKGROUND The summary of various studies done looking at size selection of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in adults is that, selection based on sex is appropriate, and that both sizes 4 or 5 are adequate for adult females. However, in our local population these sizes may be too large especially the size 5 for adult females. OBJECTIVE To determine the optimal size of LMA in Malaysian female ...

Introduction: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a common airway device used for anesthesia in ambulatory surgery, with a recently new described utilization in prone position. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and the effectiveness of the LMA, in prone position for anesthesia in ambulatory surgery, based on our new anesthesia department protocol. Methods: Patients from February 2...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS It is not known whether trapezius squeeze test (TPZ) is a better clinical test than jaw thrust (JT) to assess laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion conditions in children under sevoflurane anesthesia. MATERIAL AND METHODS After the Institutional Ethics Committee approval and written informed parental consent, 124 American Society of Anesthesiologists I and II children of 2...