
Episode 27: Airway Management
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Different Types of LMA's
The LMA Supreme is like the Proseal but also has a built-in bite block and then there is an LMA Sea Track which has built-in fiber optics. Another set of airways that are out there are esophageal airways. These are not completely secure airways in the way that an endotracheal tube is. If you're successfully ventilating through one of these tubes and there's any concern that you may not be able to intubate with a regular endotrachial tube you may be better off leaving this in. However, some studies have shown that there may not actually be any long term harm from having a tricothyrot
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