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Prevention of aspiration under general anesthesia by use of the size 2½ ProSeal TM laryngeal mask airway in a 6‐year‐old boy: a case report
Author(s) -
GOLDMANN KAI,
JAKOB CHRISTIAN
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01542.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , airway , airway management , anesthesia , supraglottic airway , laryngeal masks , pulmonary aspiration , surgery
Summary We report a case where use of the size 2 ProSeal TM laryngeal mask airway helped to prevent pulmonary aspiration of regurgitated gastric fluid. We describe the management of this case and discuss the potential advantages of this modified laryngeal mask airway for supraglottic airway management in pediatric patients.