Lower intracuff pressure of laryngeal mask airway in the lateral and prone positions compared with that in the supine position

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 312-316

  Yano, Toshiyuki ^a   Imaizumi, Takashi ^a   Uneda, Chiho ^a   Nakayama, Ryosuke ^a  

^a Kumamoto Kinoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cuff; Flexible; Pharyngolaryngeal morbidity; Positional change; Seal pressure

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSTURE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUPINE POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PRONE POSITION; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 49649107222     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-008-0635-1     Document Type: Article

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