title: Use of the laryngeal mask airway for respiratory distress in the intensive care unit.
abstract: Two patients with respiratory distress are described in which the laryngeal mask airway and continuous positive airway pressure were used with good effect. The laryngeal mask airway may be useful in some cases of respiratory distress occurring in the intensive care unit when a patient is unable to tolerate a tracheal tube.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Arosio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Conci
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*