Emergency airway management by intensive care unit nurses with the intubating laryngeal mask airway and the laryngeal tube

When using the laryngeal tube and the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILM A), the medium-size (maximum volume 1100 ml) versus adult (maximum volume 1 500 ml) self-inflating bags resulted in significantly lower lung tidal volu mes. No gastric inflation occurred when using both devices with either vent ilation bag. The newly developed medium-size self-inflating bag may be an o ption to further reduce the risk of gastric inflation while maintaining suf ficient lung ventilation. Both the ILMA and laryngeal tube proved to be val id alternatives for emergency airway management in the experimental model u sed.