The laryngeal mask simplifies airway management during percutaneous dilational tracheostomy.
The Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) is used for many procedures which previously required endotracheal intubation. Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy (PCT) facilitates the bedside insertion of a tracheostomy tube in the Intensive Care Unit. Most patients requiring this procedure are intubated with a conventional endotracheal tube. Insertion of a LMA has advantages over tracheal intubation for PCT mainly because the artificial airway lies remote from the operating field. Three cases are reported to illustrate these advantages.
Lyons
B J
BJ
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Flynn
C G
CG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014139:Tracheostomy