• A L D'Apote.
• Servizio di Anestesia, Rianimazione e Terapia Antalgica, Ospedale Teresa Masselli-Mascia, San Severo, Foggia.
• Minerva Anestesiol. 1995 Jul 1; 61 (7-8): 313-8.

AimThe aim of the study was to evaluate the following: the difficulty of inserting a laryngeal mask without the use of muscle relaxants and laryngoscopy; the incidence of possible intraoperative cardiocirculatory and respiratory alterations during the association of laryngeal mask and mechanical ventilation; local intra and postoperative complications due to their combined use.Experimental ProtocolOpen, non-random study.SettingProvincial hospital. PATIENTS EXAMINED: 118 patients of both sexes, of various ages, and from a number of surgical fields.OperationsGeneral anaesthesia performed using mechanical ventilation and laryngeal mask.ResultsThere was no difficulty in positioning the laryngeal mask without muscle relaxants and laryngoscopy; no alterations were observed in the hemodynamic and respiratory parameters monitored; intra and postoperative local complications were frequently present in a high percentage of cases, consisting respectively in increased mucopharyngeal secretion and pharyngeal irritation and dysarthria. Whereas the former did not represent a serious clinical problem, the latter proved more troublesome for patients following surgery.

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