Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatr Anaesth
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Dec 2008
Detection, frequency and prediction of problems in the use of the proseal laryngeal mask airway in children.
Our objective was to assess the use of several tests of ProSeal LMA (PLMA) position and function that had been previously published but not studied in the pediatric population in a wide variety of clinical cases. ⋯ The PLMA can be used in a large variety of cases with a high degree of success. Clinical tests described for adults, such as MMV/RMV ratio and DOI are also associated with complications in the pediatric population.