scholarly journals Laryngeal mask airway and difficult airway management in children: A report of 2 cases

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (S1) ◽  
pp. 4676781-4676781
Author(s):  
Maliwan Oofuvong ◽  
Teresa Valois ◽  
Davinia Withington
Keyword(s):  
Laryngeal Mask Airway ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Difficult Airway ◽  
Laryngeal Mask ◽  
Difficult Airway Management

scholarly journals Pediatric Trainees Managing a Difficult Airway: Comparison of Laryngeal Mask Airway, Direct, and Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy

OTO Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 2473974X1770791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Art Ambrosio ◽  
Kastley Marvin ◽  
Colleen Perez ◽  
Chelsie Byrnes ◽  
Cory Gaconnet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laryngeal Mask Airway ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Difficult Airway ◽  
Direct Laryngoscopy ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Laryngeal Mask ◽  
Normal Infant ◽  
Difficult Airway Management ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Advanced Airway

Objective Difficult airway management is a key skill required by all pediatric physicians, yet training on multiple modalities is lacking. The objective of this study was to compare the rate of, and time to, successful advanced infant airway placement with direct laryngoscopy, video-assisted laryngoscopy, and laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in a difficult airway simulator. This study is the first to compare the success with 3 methods for difficult airway management among pediatric trainees. Study Design Randomized crossover pilot study. Setting Tertiary academic medical center. Methods Twenty-two pediatric residents, interns, and medical students were tested. Participants were provided 1 training session by faculty using a normal infant manikin. Subjects then performed all 3 of the aforementioned advanced airway modalities in a randomized order on a difficult airway model of a Robin sequence. Success was defined as confirmed endotracheal intubation or correct LMA placement by the testing instructor in ≤120 seconds. Results Direct laryngoscopy demonstrated a significantly higher placement success rate (77.3%) than video-assisted laryngoscopy (36.4%, P = .0117) and LMA (31.8%, P = .0039). Video-assisted laryngoscopy required a significantly longer amount of time during successful intubations (84.8 seconds; 95% CI, 59.4-110.1) versus direct laryngoscopy (44.9 seconds; 95% CI, 33.8-55.9) and LMA placement (36.6 seconds; 95% CI, 24.7-48.4). Conclusions Pediatric trainees demonstrated significantly higher success using direct laryngoscopy in a difficult airway simulator model. However, given the potential lifesaving implications of advanced airway adjuncts, including video-assisted laryngoscopy and LMA placement, more extensive training on adjunctive airway management techniques may be useful for trainees.

scholarly journals Laryngeal Mask Airway for Pediatric/Difficult Airway Management

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 923-930
Author(s):  
Tetsuro KAGAWA ◽  
Aya YAMAMOTO ◽  
Akitsu MURAKAMI ◽  
Takeshi SUZUKI ◽  
Noriyuki IKEJIMA
Keyword(s):  
Laryngeal Mask Airway ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Difficult Airway ◽  
Laryngeal Mask ◽  
Difficult Airway Management

Difficult airway management in the neonate: a simple method of intubating through a laryngeal mask airway

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane S. Ellis ◽  
Prabhu K. Potluri ◽  
Jennifer E. O'Flaherty ◽  
Victor C. Baum
Keyword(s):  
Laryngeal Mask Airway ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Difficult Airway ◽  
Laryngeal Mask ◽  
Difficult Airway Management ◽  
Simple Method
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