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Intra-ocular pressure changes following laryngeal mask airway insertion: a comparative study.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Whitford, A. M. Stephen W. O'Hare, Brendan Magner, J. Antonio Bermudez Eustace, Peter |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | We compared the effects of the Brain laryngeal mask airway with a tracheal tube on intra-ocular pressure. Propofol was used as induction agent and atracurium as relaxant. Twenty-six patients with normal intra-ocular pressure undergoing cataract surgery were randomly allocated to two groups. Group A (n = 13) had a laryngeal mask airway inserted and Group B (n = 13) had a tracheal tube inserted. Intra-ocular pressure was measured just before insertion of the airway, 20 s after insertion and at 2 min. In the laryngeal mask airway group there were no significant changes in mean intra-ocular pressure. In the tracheal tube group there was a significant rise in mean intra-ocular pressure at 20 s (p = 0.0056) which returned to pre-insertion levels at 2 min. We conclude that the laryngeal mask airway continues to have advantages over the tracheal tube for ophthalmic surgery despite the use of propofol and atracurium as anaesthetic agents. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/26109/26109___.PDF?sequence=1 |
| PubMed reference number | 9291769v1 |
| Volume Number | 52 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Journal | Anaesthesia |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Atracurium Cataract Clinical act of insertion Insertion Mutation Laryngeal Masks Larynx Patients Propofol Tracheal tube |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
