Open AccessLow flow anesthesia: Efficacy and outcome of laryngeal mask airway versus pressure-optimized cuffed-endotracheal tube
Author(s) -
Zeinab Ahmed Elseify,
A. S. Khattab,
Ashraf Shaaban,
Dobrila Radojevic,
Ivanka Jankovic
Publication year - 2010
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.62607
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , endotracheal tube , laryngeal mask airway , airway , laryngeal masks , intubation
Low flow anesthesia can lead to reduction of anesthetic gas and vapor consumption. Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has proved to be an effective and safe airway device. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of laryngeal mask airway during controlled ventilation using low fresh gas flow (1.0 L/min) as compared to endotracheal tube (ETT).