Open AccessComparison of oral fiberoptic intubation via a modified guedel airway or a laryngeal mask airway in infants and children
Author(s) -
Elsa Varghese,
R Nagaraj,
Shwethapriya Rao
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.105797
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , intubation , laryngeal mask airway , airway , laryngeal masks , tracheal intubation , bronchoscopy , surgery , tracheal tube , elective surgery , airway management
Though fiberoptic intubation (FOI) is considered the gold standard for securing a difficult airway in a child, it may be technically difficult in an anesthetized child. The hypothesis for this study was that it would be easier to perform FOI via a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) than a modified oropharyngeal airway with the advantage of maintaining anesthesia and oxygenation during the process.