Open AccessMediastinitis secondary to use of LMA Supreme and gastric tube insertion
Author(s) -
Lee Yeeshay,
Soon Yuen,
Tan Chee Keat
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anaesthesia cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2396-8397
DOI - 10.21466/ac.mstuols.2015
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinitis , laryngeal mask airway , insertion time , surgery , tube (container) , swallowing , airway , anesthesia , engineering , mechanical engineering
Summary We present a case of a piriform fossa tear leading to mediastinitis associated with use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) Supreme ™ and gastric tube insertion during elective orthopaedic surgery.
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