January 1, 1996Anesthesia & Analgesia

Survey of Laryngeal Mask Airway Usage in 11,910 Patients

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Why the study?

Does laryngeal mask airway (LMA) usage provide safe and effective airway management in patients undergoing general anesthesia?

Population

11,910 patients whose airways were managed with the laryngeal mask airway out of 39,824 patients who…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Perioperative

Authors

CVChandi VergheseCairns Hospital JBJ. BrimacombeMount Stromlo Observatory

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Implication

Supports LMA safety in observational cohorts; leaves open need for RCTs before changing practice.

Structured PICO

Does laryngeal mask airway (LMA) usage provide safe and effective airway management in patients undergoing general anesthesia?

Population

11,910 patients whose airways were managed with the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) out of 39,824 patients who underwent general anesthesia during a 2-year study period.

Intervention

Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway management during general anesthesia

Outcome

Safety and efficacy (successful placement, critical incidents)safety

The laryngeal mask airway is a safe and effective technique for airway management during general anesthesia, including for positive pressure ventilation and prolonged or intraabdominal procedures.

Cite This Study

Verghese et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86e58e48ef9afcd2a24b49 https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-199601000-00023

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Survey of Laryngeal Mask Airway Usage in 11,910 Patients

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