The laryngeal mask airway and prolonged balanced regional anaesthesia.
The purpose of this paper is to report an eight-hour operation in which anaesthesia was provided by a combination of continuous epidural analgesia and light general anaesthesia administered via a laryngeal mask. During the perioperative period, the respiratory system was monitored with arterial blood gas and thoraco-abdominal movement analyses. There was no deterioration in respiratory function nor evidence of respiratory fatigue. We suggest that this is a suitable technique in fasting healthy patients undergoing prolonged surgery to the extremities.
Brimacombe
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Cairns Base Hospital, Australia.
Shorney
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D000328:Adult; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002045:Bupivacaine; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D013990:Tidal Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
D007530:Isoflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D002045:Bupivacaine