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CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA

The Use of the LMA-ProSeal^TM in Airway Resuscitation

Department of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Address correspondence and reprint requests to William H. Rosenblatt, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, TMP-3, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06510. Address e-mail to will.rosenblatt{at}yale.edu

IMPLICATIONS: Although the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA^TM) has become a standard tool in the airway resuscitation armamentarium, lack of access to the gastrointestinal tract can limit its utility. A new LMA (LMA-ProSeal^TM) overcomes this limitation. In the current case, reducing gastric distension reversed inadequate oxygenation after failed intubation and face mask ventilation.

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