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Airway Rescue with the ProSeal™ Laryngeal Mask Airway in the Intensive Care Unit

Thomas Nixon, J. Brimacombe, Paul Goldrick, Shauna McManus

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We report the successful use of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway for airway rescue in a 41-year-old septic patient who could be neither intubated nor facemask ventilated. In principle, the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway offers advantages over the Classic LMA in this situation.

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We report the successful use of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway for airway rescue in a 41-year-old septic patient who could be neither intubated nor facemask ventilated. In principle, the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway offers advantages over the Classic LMA in this situation.

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We report the successful use of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway for airway rescue in a 41-year-old septic patient who could be neither intubated nor facemask ventilated. In principle, the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway offers advantages over the Classic LMA in this situation.

Key concepts: Medicine, Laryngeal mask airway, Airway, Laryngeal Masks, Intensive care unit, Mascara, Anesthesia, Airway management

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