Does a supreme laryngeal mask airway (SLMA) selected on the basis of a patient’s weight provide an optimal fit in Indian population?
- Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access
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Aparna Chatterjee, Anamika Yadav
Department of Anesthesiology Critical care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, India - Aparna Chatterjee, Department of Anesthesiology Critical care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Abstract
Background: The Supreme laryngeal mask (SLMA), is a second generation Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) introduced in 2007. Designed in the West on Caucasian population, most studies have been conducted on the same population. There is no study to evaluate the fit of a SLMA chosen on the weight based criteria in Indian population.
Aim: The aim or objective of the study was to identify whether SLMA selected on the basis of weight criteria provides an appropriate fit in Indian population
Keywords
SLMA, fit, optimal, Indian, oesophagus, capnograph, dysphagia, inflation, cricopharyngeal, Caucasians
