Laryngeal Mask Airway

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Verghese C, Brimacombe JR. Survey of laryngeal mask airway usage in 11,910 patients: safety and efficacy for conventional and nonconventional usage. Anest Analg 1996; 82: 129-1332.

Brimacombe J, Archdeacon J. The LMA for unplanned prolonged procedures.Can J Anaesth 1995; 42: 11763.

Patel P, Verghese C. Delayed extubation facilitated with the use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) on the intensive care unit (ICU). Anaesthesia 2000; 55: 3964.

Gandini D, Brimacombe J. Laryngeal mask airway for ventilatory support over a 4-day period in a neonate with Pierre Robin sequence. Paediatr Anaesth 2003; 13: 1815.

Brain AIJ, Verghese C, Strube PJ. The LMA 'ProSeal' - a laryngeal mask with an oesophageal vent. Br J Anaesth 2002; 84: 650-6546.

Stix MS, O'Connor CJ Jr. Maximum minute ventilation test for the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 1782-17877.

Maltby RJ, Beriault MT, Watson NC, Liepert DJ, Fick GH. LMA-Classic and LMA-ProSeal are effective alternatives to endotracheal intubation forgynecologic laparoscopy. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: 71-778.

Borkowski A, Perl T, Heuer J, Timmermann A, Braun U. The applicability of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway for laparotomies. (German) An sthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2005; 40: 477-4869.

Goldmann K, Braun U. Use of the laryngeal mask airway at German university and university-affiliated hospitals - results of a nationwide survey. (German) Anesthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2005; 40: 469-476