Baby cuff as a reason for laryngeal mask airway cuff malfunction during airway management for anesthesia

Jafar Rahimi Panahi; Ata Mahmoodpoor; Samad E J Golzari; Hassan Soleimanpour

doi:10.4103/1658-354X.136635

Baby cuff as a reason for laryngeal mask airway cuff malfunction during airway management for anesthesia

Saudi J Anaesth. 2014 Jul;8(3):406-7. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.136635.

Authors

Jafar Rahimi Panahi¹, Ata Mahmoodpoor¹, Samad E J Golzari², Hassan Soleimanpour²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
² Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

Placement of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a blind procedure without requiring laryngoscopy. The reported success rate for LMA insertion at the first attempt is almost 95%; however, many functioning LMAs may not be in an ideal anatomic place. It seems that disposable LMAs have more stable cuff pressure compared to reusable LMAs; therefore, Anesthesiologists should bear in mind this fact when using reusable LMAs to achieve a proper sealing and safe airway management. In this report, we introduced a case with malfunction of LMA cuff during the airway management.

Keywords: Anesthesia; cuff; laryngeal mask airway; malfunction.

Publication types

Case Reports