Comparing the effectiveness of airway managementdevices in pre-hospital emergency care: A randomized clinical trial

Authors

  • Shahla Khosravan
  • Ali Alami
  • Arash Hamzei
  • Jalal Borna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7296

Keywords:

Airway management, Endotracheal tube, Laryngeal mask airway, Oropharyngeal airway, Pre-hospital.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of laryngeal mask airway, endotracheal tube and oropharyngeal airway for airway management in prehospital emergency care.

Methods: The study sample of this randomized clinical trial was 54 patients needing pre-hospital airway management. All cases of intubation (ETI) ; after two failed attempts (37 patients), were randomly assigned to the oropharyngeal airway (OPA), and the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) groups. Patients

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Published

2015-07-25

How to Cite

Khosravan, S., Alami, A., Hamzei, A., & Borna, J. (2015). Comparing the effectiveness of airway managementdevices in pre-hospital emergency care: A randomized clinical trial. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7296

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2015): July - August 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles