Comparison between nasopharyngeal airway and laryngeal mask airway in blepharoplasty under general anaesthesia. A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Blepharoplasty can be performed under local infiltration anaesthesia with or without sedation or general anaesthesia depending upon the surgical plan, patient and surgeon preferences, and duration of surgery. Securing the airway with an endotracheal tube or a laryngeal mask airway may cause sore throat. The primary aim of our study was to compare the incidence of this complication between the nasopharyngeal and laryngeal mask airways among patients receiving general anaesthesia during blepha-roplasty.

Material and methods

One hundred forty-eight patients (40-60 years old), ASA II-III, were randomly and evenly assigned to one of two groups. After induction of general anaesthesia, a nasopharyngeal airway or a laryngeal mask airway was inserted according to group a

SUBMITTER: El-Ozairy HSE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10183983 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature