BACKGROUND: Laryngeal mask airway is still accompanied by complications such as sore throat. In this study, effects of three methods of reducing postoperative sore throat were compared with the control group. METHODS: 240 patients with ASA I, II candidates for cataract surgery were randomly divided into ...
OBJECTIVE: We have planned to evaluate the laryngeal mask cuff pressures (LMcp) inflated by anesthesia workers of several seniority, without using manometer. METHODS: 180 patients scheduled to have short duration surgery with laryngeal mask were included in the study. Five anesthesia specialists (Group S...
ABSTRACTPURPOSE: The i-gelTM is one of the second generation supraglottic airway devices. Our study was designed to compare the i-gel and the Laryngeal Mask Airway ClassicTM with respect to the clinical performance.METHODS: We compared the performance of the i-gel with that of the Laryngeal Mask Airway C...
ABSTRACTJarcho Levin syndrome is a rare disorder. There are various vertebral and costal anomalies. Severe deformities and abnormal fusion of ribs and vertebrae cause respiratory insufficiency and pneumonia. We present anaesthesia in a patient with Jarcho Levin syndrome for vesicoureteral reflux....
Introducción: Tradicionalmente la cirugía tiroidea ha sido practicada bajo anestesia general con intubación endotraqueal. Sin embargo, tomando en cuenta que el riesgo de intubación difícil aumenta en presencia de bocio, que el paso del tubo endotraqueal puede lastimar las cuerdas vocales y que su co...
Para determinar fracción espirada final de sevoflurane al retirar tubo orotraqueal y máscara laríngea sin compli-caciones en pacientes pediátricos, se elaboró estudio obser-vacional de tipo descriptivo y, transversal, seleccionando un total de 40 pacientes de pediatría quirúrgica (Hospital Univers...
El Fastrach (MLI) es un nuevo dispositivo diseñado por Brain para el control de la vía aérea. Es una modificación de la mascarilla laríngea convencional que permite la intubación a través de la misma con un tubo endotraqueal de hasta 8 mm. Su inserción con la cabeza en posición neutra la convier...
O objetivo do estudo foi identificar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre a abordagem de vias aéreas por meio da inserção da máscara laríngea pelo enfermeiro, na ressuscitação cardiopulmonar, em pacientes adultos. O referencial teórico-metodológico utilizado foi a Prática Baseada em ...