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How Much Is Too Much in a Reusable Laryngeal Mask Airway?
ProSeal(TM) Laryngeal Mask Airway (PLMA) (Teleflex Medical, Westmeath, Ireland) is a versatile and popular reusable supraglottic airway device. The manufacturer advises maximum reuse of up to 40 times. However, excessive reuse of the device can cause rare complications. Here, we report a rather unco...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9547381/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36237751 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28921 |
Sumario: | ProSeal(TM) Laryngeal Mask Airway (PLMA) (Teleflex Medical, Westmeath, Ireland) is a versatile and popular reusable supraglottic airway device. The manufacturer advises maximum reuse of up to 40 times. However, excessive reuse of the device can cause rare complications. Here, we report a rather uncommon complication of intraoperative cuff rupture of a PLMA probably due to the combination of a forceful metal introducer tip insertion and nitrous oxide-based anaesthesia. |
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