Use of the laryngeal mask airway during ophthalmic surgery results in stable circulation and few complications: a prospective audit

Ates Y., Alanoglu Z., Uysalel A.

ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, vol.42, no.10, pp.1180-1183, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05273.x
  • Journal Name: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1180-1183
  • Keywords: laryngeal mask airway, ophthalmic surgery, complication, ENDOTRACHEAL-TUBE, CHILDREN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: This study was performed to investigate airway complications related to Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) use in a selected group of paediatric patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery.