Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Takuro Sanuki
Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008,
Japan
Research Article
Comparison of Metal Stylet, Small Tracheal Tube and Combined Introducer-Aided Insertions of the Flexible Reinforced Laryngeal Mask Airway with the Conventional Method: a Manikin Study
Author(s): Takuro Sanuki, Hiroki Son, Shingo Sugioka, Naoe Komi, Motoko Hirokane, Naotaka Kishimoto, Yoshiko Mastuda and Junichiro KotaniTakuro Sanuki, Hiroki Son, Shingo Sugioka, Naoe Komi, Motoko Hirokane, Naotaka Kishimoto, Yoshiko Mastuda and Junichiro Kotani
Purpose: The present study compared the conventional method (without any adjunct) and three different adjunct-aided methods (a metal stylet, a small tracheal tube, and a combined introducer) with regard to the time required for insertion of the flexible reinforced laryngeal mask airway (FLMA). We also surveyed participants’ views on the ease of FLMA insertion with each method.
Methods: Thirty dental students inserted the FLMA in a manikin by each method and the times required for insertion were measured. Subjects were asked to rate the ease of insertion with each method using a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS; from 0 mm = extremely easy to 100 mm = extremely difficult).
Results: Insertion time was significantly shorter with the small tracheal tube compared with the conventional method. However, insertion ti.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000147