Journal article
An observational study of the Baska (R) mask: a novel supraglottic airway
Anaesthesia, Vol.67(6), pp.640-645
06/2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07140.x
PMID: 22563956
Abstract
The Baska mask is a novel supraglottic airway device. We conducted an initial observational study to assess this device in 30 low-risk female patients. All Baska masks were inserted by a single investigator. The overall success rate for device insertion was 96.7% (95% CI 82.899.9%), while the success rate for the first insertion attempt was 76.7% (95% CI 57.790.1%). The device was easy to insert, with a mean (SD) difficulty score of 0.9 (1.6) on a 10-cm scale. The mean (SD) airway leak pressure was 35.7 (13.3) cmH2O. The incidence of throat pain, dysphonia and dysphagia was low. We conclude that the Baska mask demonstrates a level of utility as an alternative supraglottic airway that is worthy of further clinical study.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An observational study of the Baska (R) mask: a novel supraglottic airway
- Creators
- V. Alexiev - Galway Univ Hosp, Dept Anaesthesia & Intens Care Med, Galway, IrelandA. Salim - University of Iowa, AnesthesiaL. G. Kevin - Marymount UniversityJ. G. Laffey - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Anaesthesia, Vol.67(6), pp.640-645
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07140.x
- PMID
- 22563956
- NLM abbreviation
- Anaesthesia
- ISSN
- 0003-2409
- eISSN
- 1365-2044
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2012
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984845468102771
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