Laryngeal mask airways-to inflate or to deflate after insertion?

Britta Von Ungern-Sternberg; T.O. Erb; Neil Chambers; M. Heaney

doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03109.x

Laryngeal mask airways-to inflate or to deflate after insertion?

Britta Von Ungern-Sternberg, T.O. Erb, Neil Chambers, M. Heaney

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Abstract

Background: Hyperinflation of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) cuffis known to be a risk factor for airway morbidity and increasedleakage around the LMA. While the manufacturers’ recommendationis to inflate the cuff with the maximum recommended volumes and ⁄ orto adjust the cuff pressure to

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	837-843
Journal	Pediatric Anesthesia
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03109.x
Publication status	Published - 2009

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