Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
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Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed · Oct 2015
Comparative Study[Aspiration and pneumonia risk after preclinical invasive resuscitation : Endotracheal intubation and supraglottic airway management with the laryngeal tube S].
Laryngeal tubes (LT) have substantially facilitated emergency airway management. However, it remains unclear whether LTs provide comparable protection against aspiration or even higher rates of aspiration and pneumonia compared to endotracheal intubation (ET) as the former gold standard. ⋯ Airway management by LT was not associated with higher risk of aspiration. In contrast, higher rates of aspiration and pneumonia were observed after ET, especially in OHCA patients. However, a possible prognostic impact of supraglottic airway devices remains to be elucidated.