Laryngeal mask airway and burned patients - abstract
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;44(Suppl. 2): 45, Apr. 1995.
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ABSTRACT
During general anaesthesia of burned patients, airway control raises specific problems in patients with facial burns, when anaesthesia is required every other day and when grafts are done on the scalp. We studied 20 patients who required a total of 65 insertions of the laryngeal mask. There were no observed failures of insertion of the mask by either trained or untrained staff. Insertion of the mask is therefore easy even for untrained staff. Adequate ventilation was possible in all cases. There were no serious complications. The observed adverse effects were sore throat, gastric dilation and dislodgement of the mask. It is concluded that this type of equipment should replace endotracheal intubation or facial masks in these clinical situations (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Queimaduras
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Máscaras Laríngeas
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
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