Randomized comparison of the Baska FESS mask and the LMA Supreme in different head and neck positions

Foo LL; Shariffuddin II; Chaw SH; Lee PK; Lee CE; Chen YS; Chan L

doi:10.1080/17434440.2018.1506329

Randomized comparison of the Baska FESS mask and the LMA Supreme in different head and neck positions

Foo LL ¹ , Shariffuddin II ¹ , Chaw SH ¹ , Lee PK ¹ , Lee CE ¹ , Chen YS ¹ Show all authors , Chan L ¹

Affiliations

¹ a Anaesthesiologist, Department of Anaesthesia , University Malaya Medical Centre , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

Expert Rev Med Devices, 2018 Aug;15(8):597-603.

PMID: 30095289 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2018.1506329

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Baska functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) mask is a new supraglottic airway designed for head and neck procedures. This prospective, randomized controlled trial compared the oropharyngeal leak pressure (OLP) of the Baska FESS mask with the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) Supreme in different head and neck positions.

METHODS: One hundred patients undergoing elective surgery were recruited. OLP was compared in supine position, 45° lateral rotation, 45° neck extension, and 30° neck flexion. Glottic view, insertion time, ease of insertion, number of attempts, ease and time of insertion of gastric tube, and complications were also compared.

RESULTS: The OLP of the Baska FESS was higher than the LMA Supreme in all head and neck positions studied (p

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