Open AccessAirway Complications in Intubated Versus Laryngeal Mask Airway–Managed Dentistry: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Jordan Prince,
Cameron Goertzen,
Maryam Zanjir,
Michelle Wong,
Amir Azarpazhooh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1878-7177
pISSN - 0003-3006
DOI - 10.2344/anpr-68-04-02
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , sore throat , laryngeal mask airway , anesthesia , perioperative , randomized controlled trial , airway management , intubation , meta analysis , relative risk , subgroup analysis , surgery , confidence interval
Serious airway complications can occur with inadequate airway management during general anesthesia (GA). This meta-analysis investigated randomized controlled trials that compared perioperative technique failures and airway complications, including hypoxia, during GA for dentistry using endotracheal intubation or a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway management.