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Anesth Analg 2003;96:1821-1822
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

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Storage Capacities of the Laryngeal Mask and Laryngeal Tube Compared and Their Relevance to Aspiration Risk During Positive Pressure Ventilation

Donald M. Miller, MB ChB, FFA(SA), PhD, and Derek Light, HND(MechEng)

Department of Anaesthetics, Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’ School of Medicine, King’s College, London

Address correspondence and reprint requests to D. M. Miller, GKT Department of Anesthetics, 2nd Floor, NGH, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK. Address e-mail to donald.miller{at}kcl.ac.uk

IMPLICATIONS: Supraglottic airways used for positive pressure ventilation run the occasional risk of regurgitated liquid entering the lungs (aspiration). A dynamic model described here shows that the laryngeal tube has a larger liquid storage capacity between the two cuffs than the bowl of the laryngeal mask, with a consequent smaller aspiration risk.




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