Laryngeal mask airway for the interhospital transport of neonates.
Airway control during interhospital transport may present enormous management difficulties, even for experienced personnel. The laryngeal mask airway is an airway management device that has been established as a safe reliable tool in adult and pediatric practice. We describe 2 cases of successful interhospital transfer of infants with congenital airway malformations with the use of the laryngeal mask airway, and we review the literature.
Trevisanuto
Daniele
D
Pediatric Department, Medical School, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. trevo@pediatria.unipd.it <trevo@pediatria.unipd.it>
Verghese
Chandy
C
Doglioni
Nicoletta
N
Ferrarese
Paola
P
Zanardo
Vincenzo
V
D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities; D013577:Syndrome