Laryngeal mask airway Unique position in paediatric patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): prospective observational study

Authors	KLUČKA Jozef ŠENKYŘÍK Jan SKOTÁKOVÁ Jarmila ŠTOUDEK Roman ŤOUKÁLKOVÁ Michaela KŘIKAVA Ivo MAREČEK Lukáš PAVLÍK Tomáš ŠTOURAČOVÁ Alena ŠTOURAČ Petr
Year of publication	2018
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	BMC Anesthesiology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0617-2
Keywords	Laryngeal mask; Position; Magnetic resonance imaging; Paediatric anaesthesia
Description	Laryngeal mask UNIQUE® (LMAU) is supraglottic airway device with good clinical performance and low failure rate. Little is known about the ideal position of the LMAU on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whether radiological malposition can be associated with clinical performance (audible leak) in children. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate incidence of the radiologic malposition of the LMAU according to size. The secondary outcome was the clinical performance and associated complications (1st attempt success rate, audible leak) in LMAUs in correct position vs. radiologically misplaced LMAUs.