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A simple method of partial inflation of the LMA cuff before insertion in children to allow cuff pressure without adjustment after insertion

BACKGROUND: The cuff of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is preferred to be partially inflated before insertion in pediatric cases. However, it is not known how much inflation is appropriate. In addition, intra-cuff pressure is not routinely monitored in many institutions despite the fact that a negl...

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Autores principales: Moon, Bo-Eun, Kim, Min-Soo, Lee, Jeong Rim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3384789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22778887
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2012.62.6.524