Open AccessBaska Mask is non-inferior to tracheal tube in preventing airway contamination during controlled ventilation in elective nasal surgeries: A randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
H Priya,
R Sripriya,
M Ravishankar,
Padmanabhan Karthikeyan,
R Charulatha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_237_21
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , insertion time , anesthesia , laryngeal mask airway , tracheal tube , surgery , larynx , flexible bronchoscopy , bronchoscopy
Baska Mask, a newly designed third-generation supraglottic device, has a sump where the pharyngeal secretions can collect and be suctioned out continuously. We aimed to study the effectiveness of Baska Mask in preventing airway contamination during nasal surgeries. Our primary objective was to assess airway soiling using fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Total airway manipulation time, haemodynamic parameters during device insertion and post-operative oro-pharyngeal morbidities were the secondary objectives.