The Laryngeal Mask Airway: A Method to Improve Visualisation of the Trachea and Larynx during Fibreoptic Assisted Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Open Access
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Vol. 22 (1) , 35-39
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x9402200107
Abstract
A modification of the Ciaglia multiple-dilator method for percutaneous tracheostomy using both a fibreoptic bronchoscope and laryngeal mask airway to visualise the upper airway, so as to aid in safer placement, is described.Keywords
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