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Aspiration pneumonia and the laryngeal mask airway
Author(s) -
GRIFFIN R. M.,
Hatcher I. S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14882.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , airway , intensive care medicine , laryngeal masks , aspiration pneumonia , laryngeal mask airway , anesthesia
Summary A case of aspiration pneumonia is reported after the use of a laryngeal mask airway in a young woman undergoing an elective cholecystectomy. The case illustrates the hazards of regurgitation with the laryngeal mask airway and the need for further evaluation when used with controlled mechanical ventilation.