title: [Laryngeal mask airway after failed intubation. Case report].
abstract: The case of a 58-year old patient, who nearly experienced cardiac arrest due to growing oxygen deficiency, was presented. The arrest was brought about by the impossibility to perform endotracheal intubation. A laryngeal mask successfully replaced an intubation tube and enabled artificial lung ventilation and restoration of correct blood oxygenation.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Anestezjologii i Intensywnej, Terapii Akademia Medyczna, Bydgoszczy. kgawelort@wp.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grabowska-Gaweł
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors