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  • Title: Successful pre-emptive emergency management of a compromised airway with a Proseal™ Laryngeal Mask Airway followed by tracheostomy.
    Author: Fabregat-López J.
    Journal: Minerva Anestesiol; 2012 May; 78(5):619-21. PubMed ID: 21525832.
    Abstract:
    Following hemi-glossectomy and right neck dissection a 63-year-old female patient presented as an emergency with a large neck hematoma. There were significant concerns over difficulty in intubation and mask ventilation leading to deterioration into a cannot intubate cannot ventilate (CICV) situation. After careful discussion and planning with the surgical team, who planned a tracheostomy, the situation was salvaged using a ProSealTM Laryngeal Mask Airway (PLMA). The PLMA enabled rapid establishment of a clear airway early in anesthetic induction, controlled ventilation and safe airway maintenance during a difficult tracheostomy.
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