Acta anaesthesiologica Taiwanica : official journal of the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists
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Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan · Mar 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of the performance of 'Intubating LMA' and 'Cobra PLA' as an aid to blind endotracheal tube insertion in patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia.
Supraglottic airways (SGA) through which blind endotracheal intubation is made possible is an area of considerable interest. Our study aimed at comparing the Cobra Perilaryngeal Airway (CPLA) with the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway (ILMA) with regard to the performance of the former as a conduit for facilitating blind endotracheal intubation. ⋯ We conclude that CPLA can be used as an effective conduit for blind endotracheal intubation with cuffed PVC tube and has comparable efficacy in tracheal intubation as that with ILMA.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan · Mar 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of auditory evoked potential index and clinical signs as indicator for laryngeal mask airway insertion.
Auditory evoked potential (AEP) index is one of the several physiological parameters for assessing the depth of anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the AEP monitoring could provide a better information for assessment of anesthesia level in classic laryngeal mask airway (C-LMA) insertion than the use of clinical signs in general anesthesia with single standard dose of intravenous propofol and fentanyl. ⋯ This study demonstrated that AEP index provided better information for C-LMA insertion with higher successful rate, less emergence of airway reflex and lower incidence of movement during induction of general anesthesia with single dose of intravenous propofol and fentanyl.