The laryngeal mask in infants and children: What is the cuff pressure?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-286

  Schloss, Bryan ^a   Rice, Julie ^a   Tobias, Joseph D ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracuff pressure; Laryngeal mask airway; Pediatric anesthesia

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACUFF PRESSURE; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETER; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84855971303     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.11.022     Document Type: Article

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