Open AccessBaby cuff as a reason for laryngeal mask airway cuff malfunction during airway management for anesthesia
Author(s) -
Jafar Panahi,
Ata Mahmoodpoor,
Samad Ej Golzari,
Hassan Soleimanpour
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.136635
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , cuff , airway , laryngoscopy , airway management , laryngeal masks , anesthesia , mascara , supraglottic airway , surgery , intubation
Placement of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a blind procedure without requiring laryngoscopy. The reported success rate for LMA insertion at the first attempt is almost 95%; however, many functioning LMAs may not be in an ideal anatomic place. It seems that disposable LMAs have more stable cuff pressure compared to reusable LMAs; therefore, Anesthesiologists should bear in mind this fact when using reusable LMAs to achieve a proper sealing and safe airway management. In this report, we introduced a case with malfunction of LMA cuff during the airway management.