2013
DOI: 10.7197/1305-0028.1518
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Anaesthetic management of a patient in prone position-advantage of proseal laryngeal mask airway along with review of literature

Abstract: General anaesthesia for surgical procedures requiring prone position consists of induction and tracheal intubation in supine position on a trolley and then the patient is turned prone on the operation table and positioned carefully. Even though this approach is familiar to anaesthesiologists, it is time consuming and requires shift of manpower from other tasks to properly position the patient. Alternative to this technique is to ask the patient to position him/ herself in the prone position on the operating ta… Show more

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“…Induction in the prone position may also be advantageous in patients who are unable to lie in the supine position due to painful lesions on the back. [ 1 10 ]…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Induction in the prone position may also be advantageous in patients who are unable to lie in the supine position due to painful lesions on the back. [ 1 10 ]…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are only case reports about the use of various laryngeal masks in different head and neck positions and other operation positions such as prone position (Ceylan, 2008;Saini and Bansal, 2013). Prospective clinical studies are needed on LM types in different operation positions.…”
Section: )mentioning
confidence: 99%