A Comparison of Sex- and Weight-based ProSeal™  Laryngeal Mask Size Selection Criteria

Shinichi Kihara, J. Brimacombe, Yuichi Yaguchi, Noriko Taguchi, Seiji Watanabe

Anesthesiology · 2004 · 36 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Size selection for the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway is equally effective using the manufacturer's weight-based formula or the sex-based formula in healthy, anesthetized, paralyzed adult patients, but leakage of small volumes of air from the mouth occurs less frequently with the sex-based formula.