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==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
*Need for positive pressure ventilation (PPV) | |||
**Can be used both as primary and rescue airway (if BVM or intubation fail)<ref name="Anesthesia">Apfelbaum JL, et al.; American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology. 2013 Feb;118(2):251-70</ref> | |||
==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
*No absolute contraindications | |||
==Equipment Needed== | ==Equipment Needed== | ||
*Supraglottic Airway (SGA) device (many options exist) | |||
*Appropriate sedation/paralytic agents, if indicated | |||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
==Complications== | ==Complications<ref name="Anesthesia" />== | ||
*Bronchospasm | |||
*Hoarseness | |||
*Laryngeal nerve injury | |||
*Hypoglossal nerve injury | |||
*Pharyngeal edema | |||
*Dysphagia | |||
==Follow-up== | ==Follow-up== | ||
Revision as of 09:09, 25 June 2015
Indications
- Need for positive pressure ventilation (PPV)
- Can be used both as primary and rescue airway (if BVM or intubation fail)[1]
Contraindications
- No absolute contraindications
Equipment Needed
- Supraglottic Airway (SGA) device (many options exist)
- Appropriate sedation/paralytic agents, if indicated
Procedure
Complications[1]
- Bronchospasm
- Hoarseness
- Laryngeal nerve injury
- Hypoglossal nerve injury
- Pharyngeal edema
- Dysphagia
Follow-up
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Apfelbaum JL, et al.; American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology. 2013 Feb;118(2):251-70