title: Difficult intubation and the Laryngeal Mask.
abstract: The Laryngeal Mask (LM) can be used to intubate patients in whom conventional direct laryngoscopy is difficult. Tracheal intubation can be achieved using the LM alone but the use of a fibre-optic laryngoscope increases the chances of success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, National Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Maida Vale, London, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Silk
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Calder
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx; D008397:Masks