Open AccessThe supraglottic airway device as first line of management in anticipated difficult mask ventilation in the morbidly obese
Author(s) -
Aparna Sinha,
Lakshmi Jayaraman,
Dinesh Punhani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_159_19
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , morbidly obese , anesthesia , airway , airway management , population , ventilation (architecture) , surgery , weight loss , obesity , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Supraglottic airway devices (SGAs) are used to rescue difficult and failed mask ventilation (DMV). We aimed to use the SGA as first-line device, prior to obtaining a definitive airway and to find any predictors of difficulty for the same, in the morbidly obese patients.