Open AccessLow-dose succinylcholine to facilitate laryngeal mask airway insertion: A comparison of two doses
Author(s) -
Leah Raju George,
Raj Sahajanandan,
Sarah Ninan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_98_17
Subject(s) - propofol , medicine , anesthesia , laryngospasm , laryngeal mask airway , fentanyl , placebo , airway , lidocaine , randomized controlled trial , intubation , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Around the world, the use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is becoming more common for different surgeries accounting for it being the dominant choice of airway in numerous surgeries. Although propofol is known to blunt the laryngeal reflexes often patient movement, coughing, and gagging occur on insertion. This study aims to identify the optimum dose of succinylcholine required to facilitate LMA insertion comparing placebo, 0.1 mg/kg and 0.25 mg/kg of succinylcholine. Further objectives were to compare (a) the overall insertion conditions of the LMA, (b) the number of insertion attempts, (c) the amount of propofol consumption, and (d) the hemodynamics in the three groups.