Airway rescue with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway in the intensive care unit.
We report the successful use of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway for airway rescue in a 41-year-old septic patient who could be neither intubated nor facemask ventilated. In principle, the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway offers advantages over the Classic LMA in this situation.
Nixon
T
T
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Cairns Base Hospital, The Esplanade, Cairns, Qld 4870.
Brimacombe
J
J
Goldrick
P
P
McManus
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D014139:Tracheostomy