• Am J Emerg Med · Feb 2013

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Comparison of 2 cuff inflation methods before insertion of laryngeal mask airway for safe use without cuff manometer in children.

    • Min-Soo Kim, Sun-Joon Bai, Jung-Tak Oh, Seung-Mok Youm, and Jeong-Rim Lee.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb 1;31(2):346-52.

    PurposeThis prospective, randomized trial was conducted to establish whether the pediatric laryngeal mask airway (LMA) could be used without any concerns for abnormally high intra-cuff pressure when a cuff of the LMA was inflated with half the maximum recommended inflation volume or the resting volume before insertion.Basic ProceduresEighty children 0 to 9 years of age and weighing of 5 to 30 kg scheduled for general anesthesia were included. Before insertion, the cuff of the LMA was filled with half the maximum recommended inflation volume in the Half volume group, or the resting volume by opening the pilot balloon valve to atmospheric pressure in the Resting volume group. After insertion of the LMA, intra-cuff pressure, oropharyngeal leak pressure, and leakage volume were investigated.Major FindingsThe Half volume group showed lower mean intra-cuff pressure than the Resting volume group (49.6 ± 12.1 cm H(2)O vs 58.1 ± 13.8 cm H(2)O, P = .005). There was no difference in oropharyngeal leak pressure (22.1 ± 5.8 vs 21.7 ± 5.1 cm H(2)O, P = .757) or leakage volume between the Half volume group and the Resting volume group (0.13 ± 0.13 ml/kg vs 0.11 ± 0.12 ml/kg, P = .494) under spontaneous respiration.ConclusionsBoth methods of the LMA cuff inflation before insertion provided an acceptable range of intra-cuff pressure with adequate pharyngeal sealing without any intervention after insertion.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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