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The use of the laryngeal mask airway in CPR
1Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Resuscitation
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was used within the hospital in 50 cardiac arrest cases during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The LMA was inserted mainly by junior anaesthesia staff members with no previous experience with its use. The LMA was easily inserted providing a clear and unobstructed airway in 98% of the patients with clinically satisfactory ventilation and very good blood gas values. No signs of regurgitation or aspiration were detected.