A laryngeal mask airway (LMA), also known as laryngeal mask, is a medical device that keeps a patient's airway open during anaesthesia or while they are unconscious. It is a type of supraglottic airway device.

2021年10月12日 · The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a supraglottic airway device developed by British Anesthesiologist Dr. Archi Brain. It has been in use since 1988. Initially designed for use in the...

The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a commonly used supraglottic airway. The LMA is an orally introduced supraglottic airway tube with a cuffed mask at one end that forms a low-pressure seal around the laryngeal inlet. LMA ventilation has several advantages over other methods.

A laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a device inserted behind the mouth and nose, connecting them to the food pipe (pharynx) to allow breathing, oxygenation, and administration of anesthetic gases, without inserting a tube in the windpipe.

2023年7月11日 · Laryngeal mask airways (LMA) are supraglottic airway devices. They may be used as a temporary method to maintain an open airway during the administration of anesthesia or as an immediate life-saving measure in a patient with a difficult or failed airway.

The advantages of the laryngeal mask airway include anesthetic management, induction, maintenance, and emergence. The placement of the LMA can be accomplished without muscle relaxants and laryngoscopy.

2024年7月1日 · LMA is an acronym for Laryngeal Mask Airway; a type of extraglottic airway device aka supraglottic airway device (SAD) USES. rescue airway in a failed intubation; facilitate blind insertion of bougie or ETT into trachea; facilitate blind insertion of bronchscopic assisted airway control; improve oxygenation as part of rapid sequence airway approach