title: Lingual ischemia from prolonged insertion of a fastrach laryngeal mask airway.
abstract: We report a case of lingual ischemia and swelling in an elderly stroke patient from prolonged insertion of a FastrachTM Laryngeal Mask Airway ® following a failed Emergency Department intubation. Simple suggestions to mitigate such injury are provided.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
authors.forename: Neal S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gerstein
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Braude
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Douglas