Alternative ventilation strategies: laryngeal masks.
The appropriate role for laryngeal masks during delivery room resuscitation has not been established. The authors systematically reviewed the literature to answer three clinical questions: (1) In newborns requiring positive-pressure ventilation for resuscitation, would a laryngeal mask achieve safe and effective ventilation faster than facemask ventilation? (2) In newborns unable to be ventilated effectively with a facemask during resuscitation, would a laryngeal mask achieve effective ventilation faster than endotracheal intubation? (3) In newborns requiring resuscitation, would a laryngeal mask achieve effective ventilation when facemask ventilation and endotracheal intubation have been unsuccessful?
Mora
Enrique Udaeta
EU
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Angeles Mexico, Agrarismo 208-301 B, Escandon, Mexico City 18000, Mexico.
Weiner
Gary M
GM
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012449:Safety