Open AccessThe use of laryngeal mask airway during transesophageal echocardiography in pediatric patients
Author(s) -
Mohammed A Shafi Ahmed,
Abdullah Alghamdi,
Hany A. Mowafi,
Roshdy Al-Metwalli,
Wesam F. Mousa,
Amer A. Lardhi
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.140858
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , anesthesia , airway , intubation , laryngeal masks , hemodynamics , endotracheal intubation , complication , incidence (geometry) , surgery , physics , optics
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the cardiac lab is usually performed in pediatric patients under general anesthesia with an endotracheal intubation (ET). This study was performed to investigate the safety and efficacy of using the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) as an alternative to ET to maintain pediatric airway during the general anesthesia for TEE.