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Advantages, Disadvantages, Indications, Contraindications and Surgical Technique of Laryngeal Airway Mask

  • Anubhav, Jannu (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) ;
  • Ashim, Shekar (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) ;
  • Ramdas, Balakrishna (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) ;
  • Sudarshan, H. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) ;
  • Veena, G.C. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) ;
  • Bhuvaneshwari, S. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences)
  • Received : 2017.04.24
  • Accepted : 2017.12.07
  • Published : 2017.12.20

Abstract

The beauty of the laryngeal mask is that it forms an air tight seal enclosing the larynx rather than plugging the pharynx, and avoid airway obstruction in the oropharynx. The goal of its development was to create an intermediate form of airway management face mask and endotracheal tube. Indication for its use includes any procedure that would normally involve the use of a face mask. The laryngeal mask airway was designed as a new concept in airway management and has been gaining a firm position in anesthetic practice. Despite wide spread use the definitive role of the laryngeal mask airway is yet to be established. In some situations, such as after failed tracheal intubation or in oral surgery its use is controversial. There are several unresolved issues, for example the effect of the laryngeal mask on regurgitation and whether or not cricoids pressure prevents placement of mask. We review the techniques of insertion, details of misplacement, and complications associated with use of the laryngeal mask. We then attempt to clarify the role of laryngeal mask in air way management during anesthesia, discussing the advantages and disadvantages as well as indications and contraindications of its use in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

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