Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Prone positioning to improve oxygenation in acute lung injury was first reported over 20 years ago. Although this and several subsequent studies have shown that prone positioning improved oxygenation in the majority of patients, it has failed to become common practice in intensive care units. This paper reviews the mechanism by which prone positioning improves oxygenation and the clinical studies of its use to date.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Apr 1999
Review Case ReportsRecurrent laryngeal nerve injury caused by a laryngeal mask airway.
Although there have been few reports of serious complications with the laryngeal mask airway, we record a case of permanent unilateral vocal cord paralysis following the use of a laryngeal mask airway and review the literature describing injuries, not only to the recurrent laryngeal nerves but also to the hypoglossal and lingual nerves.