If you have followed the blog, perhaps you have read the articles that deal with the issues of GERD and airway instrumentation. This article deals with this issue again. I suspect that it will lead to controversy… bring it on!
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But the patient has GERD… Can and should you even consider a SGA?
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida; I did my residency then fellowship in Cardiothoracic anesthesia, completed a Masters In Education at UF in 2012 and have been a UF/VA staff anesthesiologist since 2000. I was also the Director of the Master of Education Fellowship from the C.O.M. until the course was terminated. I am responsible for the Difficult Airway Rotation at the UF and Airway Management Services at the NFSGVHS. My interests include: 1-Airway related topics 2-Education about Airway management 3- Resident training in Airway management 4-Non-Anesthesia providers airway training and education 5-Education in general and specifically technology in education.
The other question is how effective are the devices when the LMA’s are not placed in the ideal anatomical location (i.e. a twist at the end or drainage tip not in the esophageal opening).
Posted on May 26th, 2009 at 10:14 pmGood question. Recently the people that use SGA’s a lot, actually recommend leaving the drainage inside throughout the case, to ID the possibility of movement. This becomes crucial in cases that the LMA is used and the patient is for example prone.
Posted on May 27th, 2009 at 7:50 am