The laryngeal mask airway for fibreoptic bronchoscopy in children.
A size 2 laryngeal mask airway (ID 7 mm) was used for general anaesthesia during fibreoptic bronchoscopy in a six-year-old child. The mask permitted the use of an adult bronchoscope with an external diameter of 5 mm. Throughout bronchoscopy, adequate controlled ventilation could be achieved easily without excessive air leak or airway resistance; the Spo2 was always > 97%, and the end-tidal Pco2 ranged between 3.9-4.5 kPa (30-35 mmHg).
D000403:Airway Resistance; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013990:Tidal Volume
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen