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| ISSN:1684-193X |
Updated July 18, 2003 |
Annals of Disaster Medicine
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| Contents: Volume 2, Number 1; July, 2003 |
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| Role of Capnography
on Laryngeal Mask Airway Positioning: Preliminary Experience |
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| Yuh-Jeng Yang,
MD; Kuo-Chih Chen, MD; Chien-Chih Chen, MD; I-Yin Lin, MD; Chun-Chieh Choa, MD; Tzong-Luen Wang, MD, PhD |
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| Abstract
--Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has been shown to be
an alterative method of definite airway in first aid. However, the
adequate methods to confirm LMA positioning remain to be elucidated.
We reported our preliminary experiences of 5 cases with trauma who
underwent awake application of LMA. Of them, three cases couldnˇ¦t
be confirmed the positioning of LMA by physical examination. Capnogaphy
demonstrated two of the patients have initial improper positioning
of the LMA. Under the guidance of end-tidal CO2 readings, these two cases could be finally well
positioned the LMA. In summary, our preliminary experience demonstrated
that capnography should be routinely used as the confirmatory method
of LMA positioning. |
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| Key words--- Laryngeal Mask Airway; Capnography; First Aid; Emergency Medicine |
