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Comparative Study
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A comparison of pharyngeal mucosal pressure and airway sealing pressure with the laryngeal mask airway in anesthetized adult patients.
Anesthesia and Analgesia 1998 December
UNLABELLED: We measured pharyngeal mucosal pressures at six different locations on the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and tested the hypothesis that the efficacy of the seal is not related to pharyngeal mucosal pressure. Twenty anesthetized, paralyzed adult patients were studied. Microchip sensors were attached to the size 5 LMA at locations corresponding to the lateral and posterior pharynx, the hypopharynx, the pyriform fossa, the base of tongue, and the oropharynx. Mucosal pressures and airway sealing pressures were recorded during inflation of the cuff from 0 to 40 mL in 10-mL increments. The highest mean mucosal pressure was in the oropharynx (26 cm H2O), and the lowest was in the posterior pharynx (2 cm H2O). Mucosal pressures increased with increasing intracuff pressure and cuff volume, but the rate of increase varied among locations. Airway sealing pressure increased with increasing intracuff volume from 0 to 10 mL (P < 0.0001) and 10 to 20 mL (P = 0.0001), was unchanged from 20 to 30 mL, and decreased from 30 to 40 mL (P = 0.005). The airway sealing pressure was higher than pharyngeal mucosal pressure until the intracuff volume was > or =30 mL. There was no correlation between mucosal pressures and airway sealing pressure at any location. We conclude that the efficacy of the seal is not related to pharyngeal mucosal pressure. Pharyngeal mucosal pressures are generally lower than those considered safe for the tracheal mucosa during prolonged intubation.
IMPLICATIONS: We measured pharyngeal mucosal pressures at six different locations on the laryngeal mask airway and showed that the efficacy of the seal is not related to pharyngeal mucosal pressure. Pharyngeal mucosal pressures are generally lower than those considered safe for the tracheal mucosa during prolonged intubation.
IMPLICATIONS: We measured pharyngeal mucosal pressures at six different locations on the laryngeal mask airway and showed that the efficacy of the seal is not related to pharyngeal mucosal pressure. Pharyngeal mucosal pressures are generally lower than those considered safe for the tracheal mucosa during prolonged intubation.
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