A Novel Way to Secure the Laryngeal Mask Airway During Oral Surgery Procedures

Anesth Analg. 2017 Jun;124(6):1836-1838. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001540.

Abstract

The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has been used successfully for an ever-increasing number of applications. Utilization in oral maxillofacial surgery has been hampered by surgical difficulties working around the device. In this case series, a novel device, the LMA-PROP, was used to determine whether it was possible to alleviate device-positioning concerns with third molar extraction cases. LMA-PROP was used with both anesthesia and surgical satisfaction in this small pilot study. LMA-PROP appears to be a helpful new tool allowing the surgeon to maintain current surgical techniques for third molar extraction while securing LMA adequately for anesthesia maintenance.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General / instrumentation*
  • Anesthesia, General / methods
  • Disposable Equipment
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation*
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
  • Laryngeal Masks*
  • Male
  • Molar, Third / surgery*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tooth Extraction*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult