Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway in Difficult Intubation: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.1999.36.2.345
- Author:
Hong Seok YANG
1
;
Hee Weon AHN
;
Yoon CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, 138-040 Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Airway, trachea, intubating laryngeal mask airway;
Intubation, tracheal, technique
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Brain;
Cause of Death;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intubation*;
Intubation, Intratracheal;
Laryngeal Masks*;
Laryngoscopy;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1999;36(2):345-348
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy or intubation varies from 1.5% to 13%, and failed intubation has been identified as one of the anesthesia-related causes of death or permanent brain damage. The Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway (ILMA) is a new modified laryngeal mask with the capability for guided tracheal intubation while maintaining ventilation. The ILMA was designed by Brain to improve blind endotracheal intubation through a laryngeal mask. We report the successful use of this device in two patients with difficult airway during induction of general anesthesia.
