Use of the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway in the Emergency Department: A Ten-year Retrospective Review

Extraglottic devices, such as the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA), facilitate ventilation and oxygenation and are useful for emergency airway management, especially as rescue devices. In the operating room setting the ILMA has been highly successful. However, its performance in the ED has not been described. We sought to describe the indications for and success of the ILMA when used in the ED.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research