Open AccessA Streamlined Pharynx Airway Liner: A Pilot Study in 22 Patients in Controlled and Spontaneous Ventilation
Author(s) -
Donald M. Miller,
Margie Lavelle
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200203000-00052
Subject(s) - medicine , cuff , airway , sump (aquarium) , pharynx , ventilation (architecture) , laryngeal mask airway , anesthesia , regurgitation (circulation) , airway management , larynx , supraglottic airway , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering , zoology , biology
An inexpensive, single-use alternative device to the laryngeal mask and cuffed oropharyngeal airway appears useful in controlled and spontaneous ventilation. The hollow soft plastic airway may act as a sump for pooled secretions, possibly minimizing regurgitation risks. Without a cuff, important cost savings are likely.