Open AccessComparison of trapezius squeeze test and jaw thrust as clinical indicators for laryngeal mask airway insertion in spontaneously breathing children
Author(s) -
Kishore Kumar,
Neerja Bhardwaj,
Sandhya Yaddanapudi
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0970-9185.202204
Subject(s) - sevoflurane , medicine , laryngeal mask airway , insertion time , anesthesia , american society of anesthesiologists , airway , surgery
It is not known whether trapezius squeeze test (TPZ) is a better clinical test than jaw thrust (JT) to assess laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion conditions in children under sevoflurane anesthesia.