title: Comparing the Laryngeal Mask Airway, Cobra Perilaryngeal Airway and Face Mask in Children Airway Management.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We compared the effects of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA), face mask and Cobra perilaryngeal airway (PLA) in the airway management of spontaneously breathing paediatric patients undergoing elective inguinal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 90 cases of 1-14-year-old children undergoing elective inguinal surgery were scheduled. The patients were randomly divided into three groups. Anaesthesia was provided with sevoflurane and 50%-50% nitrous oxide and oxygen. After providing an adequate depth of anaesthesia, supraglottic airway devices were inserted in the group I and II patients. The duration and number of insertion, haemodynamic parameters, plateau and peak inspiratory pressure and positive end-expiratory pressure of the patients were recorded preoperatively, after induction and at 5, 10, 15 and 30 min peroperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no statistical differences between the groups in terms of haemodynamic parameters (p>0.05). In group II, instrumentation success was higher and instrumentation time was shorter than group II. The positive end-expiratory pressure and plateau and peak inspiratory pressure values were statistically lower in group II (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded that for airway safety and to avoid possible complications, LMA and Cobra PLA could be alternatives to face mask and that the Cobra PLA provided lower airway pressure and had a faster and more easy placement than LMA.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anaesthesia, Çukurova Aşkım Tüfekçi State Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Beyza
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zehra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hatipoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mediha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türktan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Özcengiz
keywords: Laryngeal mask airway; children; inguinal hernia