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Anesth Analg 2005;100:603
© 2005 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000145323.07275.3C

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Elisha Airway Device: Supraglottic and Infraglottic, or Simply Extraglottic?

J. Brimacombe, MB, ChB, FRCA, MD, and C. Keller, MD

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, James Cook University, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, Australia, jbrimaco{at}bigpond.net.au (Brimacombe) Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria (Keller)

To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Vaida et al. (1) describing a new "supraglottic" airway, the Elisha airway device. Strictly speaking, the distal portion of this device sits in the hypopharynx and upper esophagus, both of which are "infraglottic," making the Elisha airway in fact a combined supraglottic and infraglottic airway device. To avoid this terminological conundrum, we suggest adopting the word "extraglottic," which more accurately describes any airway device that is located outside the glottis.

1. Vaida SJ, Gaitini D, Ben-David B, et al. A new supraglottic airway, the Elisha Airway Device: a preliminary study. Anesth Analg 2004;99:124–7.[Abstract/Free Full Text]




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