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Open Access 01-12-2000 | Research

Emergency airway management by intensive care unit nurses with the intubating laryngeal mask airway and the laryngeal tube

Authors: Volker Dörges, Volker Wenzel, Eicke Neubert, Peter Schmucker

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2000

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Statement of findings

When using the laryngeal tube and the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA), the medium-size (maximum volume 1100 ml) versus adult (maximum volume 1500 ml) self-inflating bags resulted in significantly lower lung tidal volumes. No gastric inflation occurred when using both devices with either ventilation bag. The newly developed medium-size self-inflating bag may be an option to further reduce the risk of gastric inflation while maintaining sufficient lung ventilation. Both the ILMA and laryngeal tube proved to be valid alternatives for emergency airway management in the experimental model used.
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Metadata
Title
Emergency airway management by intensive care unit nurses with the intubating laryngeal mask airway and the laryngeal tube
Authors
Volker Dörges
Volker Wenzel
Eicke Neubert
Peter Schmucker
Publication date
01-12-2000
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2000
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc720

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