THE LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY IN FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY

Authors
SMYTH AR BOWHAY AR HEAF LJ SMYTH RL
Citation
Ar. Smyth et al., THE LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY IN FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 75(4), 1996, pp. 344-345
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
75
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
344 - 345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1996)75:4<344:TLMAIF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A large series of patients is reported in whom the laryngeal mask airw ay was used to perform fibreoptic bronchoscopy. It allows direct visua lisation of the airways during spontaneous respiration. It has enabled bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchography to be performed in children as young as 6 months and transbronchial biopsies in children as young as 4 years.