Esophageal Aspiration of Air Through the Drain Tube of the ProSeal™ Laryngeal Mask
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 93 (5) , 1354-1357
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000539-200111000-00065
Abstract
Two patients experienced partial upper airway obstruction while breathing spontaneously with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway. This resulted in esophageal aspiration of air through the drain tube.Keywords
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