title: [Supraglottic airway devices].
abstract: All guidelines and algorithms for the management of difficult airways include the use of supraglottic airway devices. This report provides information on the different types of these devices and gives selection criteria for different scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Winterberg 1, Saarbrücken, Germany. kschwarzkopf@klinikum-saarbruecken.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schwarzkopf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D058109:Airway Management / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks