The imposed work of breathing is less with the laryngeal mask airway compared with endotracheal tubes.
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA. faberows@anest1.anest.ufl.edu
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D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D014939:Work of Breathing