Apparent sialadenopathy of the sublingual glands after general anesthesia with placement of laryngeal mask airway

Fuhrmeister, Joshua; Janelle, Jennifer; Zhang, R. Victor

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.05.002

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“…Reported complications from the use of the LMA in human anesthesia are rare but include transient palsy of the lingual, hypoglossal, and recurrent laryngeal nerves; inflammation of the salivary glands; and edema of the tongue. 5,[9][10][11][21][22][23] For short anesthetic procedures in pediatric non-human primates, the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) demonstrates advantages over both a face mask and endotracheal tube. Because of changes in the conformation of the oropharynx, it is uncertain whether the LMA would perform as well in adult non-human primates.…”

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Application of the Laryngeal Mask Airway for Anesthesia in Three Chimpanzees and One Gibbon

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Atkins²,

Heard³

2010

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

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Three pediatric chimpanzees and one pediatric gibbon were anesthetized for routine physical examination. Anesthesia was maintained with inhalant delivered via a laryngeal mask airway (LMA). The LMA was easy to insert, provided adequate control of the airway for ventilation, and caused no tracheal stimulation. No complications were observed. As compared with a face mask, the LMA has the advantage of a more secure airway; the ability to effectively ventilate the patient; less dead space, which leads to lower rebreathing of carbon dioxide; and less exposure of personnel to waste gases. As compared with an endotracheal tube, the LMA causes less airway trauma, is easier to place, and is less stimulating to the patient. The LMA should be considered for use in fasted non-human primates presented for procedures lasting less than 60 min where high peak inspiratory pressures are not needed.

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