title: Laryngeal mask airway for the interhospital transport of neonates.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Medical School, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. trevo@pediatria.unipd.it <trevo@pediatria.unipd.it>
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trevisanuto
authors.forename: Chandy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doglioni
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrarese
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanardo
mesh_terms: 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