The use of the CTrach Laryngeal Mask Airway in pediatric patients: a retrospective review of 25 cases.

摘要

The CTrach~(TM) Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA CTrach) (LMA North America, San Diego, CA, USA) was developed by Dr. Archie Brain as an improvement on the LMA Fastrach~(TM) to facilitate tracheal intubation through better visualization of the vocal cords. The LMA CTrach can serve as a rescue airway or it can be used electively for routine airway management. Several adult retrospective studies report its efficacy for lung ventilation and tracheal intubation. Timmermann et al. reported lung ventilation in all patients and successful tracheal intubation in 98.3% of patients, and Liu et al. reported successful insertion in 100% of patients and successful tracheal intubation in 96% of patients. Currently, there is a lack of literature regarding the use of the LMA CTrach in pediatric patients.