The protocol dictated the use of a gum elastic bougie (GEB) for intubation difficulty, followed by insertion of an intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) if intubation was still not successful. Intubation difficulty was defined as two failed laryngoscopy attempts by a senior physician using optimal laryngeal manipulation. For difficult ventilation, the protocol recommended ILMA insertion follo...

Background: Clinicians are divided regarding laryngeal mask airway (LMA) size selection for pediatric patients, primarily whether age or body weight is an appropriate predictor. Objective: Determine if body weight and/or age are reliable predictors in LMA size selection in Thai children. Material and Method: Retrospective review of patient medical records was conducted between October 1, 2012 a...

A new prototype of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA), the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA), was used to facilitate tracheal intubation in 100 fasted patients presenting for elective surgery. Alignment of the ILMA with the larynx was assessed fibreoptically before intubation without the investigator performing the intubation being aware of the view score. Ease of intubation correlated with ...

BACKGROUND The most important action in the resuscitation of a newborn in the delivery room is to establish effective assisted ventilation. The face mask and endotracheal tube are the devices used to achieve this goal. Laryngeal mask airways that fit over the laryngeal inlet have been shown to be effective for ventilating newborns at birth and should be considered as an alternative to facemask ...

Phoniatric Aspects of Laryngeal Disorders Hajime Hirose, M. D. Research Institute of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo The disorder of voice is one of the most common problems of laryngeal pathologies. In the present report, phoniatric profiles of typical laryngeal disorders were presented and the relationship between the characteristics of abnormal voice and ...

BACKGROUND Supraglottic airway devices (SADs) play an increasing role in airway management in clinical anaesthesia and emergency medicine. Until now, no data exist concerning the extent of oesophageal insufflation when oropharyngeal leak pressures are exceeded. METHODS Laryngeal masks LMA-Supreme™ and LMA-ProSeal™, laryngeal tubes LTS-D and LTS II, Combitube™, and I-Gel were inserted into unf...

The pandemic year of 2020 brought unparalleled and swift changes to health care processes within Australia. All registered nurses in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) a regional tertiary referral hospital had make routine personal protective equipment (PPE) practice accommodate safer environment for both staff patients. Changes PPE practices included addition heat moisture exchange (HME) fi...

tuberculosis is a major health problem in iran and its laryngeal involvement is not uncommon. laryngeal tuberculosis is so infectious and delay in diagnosis and treatment could result spread of disease and causes divesting complications. we reviewed clinical and para-clinical characteristics of patients with laryngeal tuberculosis in iran. in a cross sectional study, patients with laryngeal tub...