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Airway protection by the laryngeal mask
Author(s) -
JOHN R. E.,
HILL S.,
HUGHES T. J.
Publication year - 1991
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.1365-2044.1991.tb09545.x
Subject(s) - medicine , larynx , pharynx , laryngeal masks , airway , laryngeal mask airway , mascara , leak , anesthesia , nose , surgery , engineering , environmental engineering
Summary Methylene blue was placed in the pharynx of 64 patients undergoing anaesthesia with the laryngeal mask. No leak of dye into the larynx was detected on fibreoptic inspection of the inside of the mask in any subject. The use of the laryngeal mask as a means of protecting the airway during procedures such as minor nasal operations is therefore supported.