Airway rescue with the ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway in the intensive care unit

T. Nixon, J. Brimacombe, P. Goldrick, S. McManus

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Abstract

We report the successful use of the ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway for airway rescue in a 41-year-old septic patient who could be neither intubated nor facemask ventilated. In principle, the ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway offers advantages over the Classic LMA in this situation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)475-476
Number of pages2
JournalAnaesthesia and Intensive Care
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Airway: laryngeal mask airway, ProSeal

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