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由SKRamachandran著作·2014·被引用42次—Supraglotticairwaydevices(SADs)areusedtokeeptheupperairwayopentoprovideunobstructedventilation.Early(first-generation)SADs ...

Dr Archie Brain is credited with the invention and development of the LMA in 1981.2 The prototype device was crafted with a Goldman nasal mask fused with an obliquely cut endotracheal tube (ETT). The aim of this device was to obviate need for ETT placement and thereby reduce airway morbidity related to tracheal intubation. It is reported that Dr Brain tested LMA prototypes on > 7,000 subjects before the initial commercial devices were launched in 1988.3 He is also known to have publicly demonstrated the insertion of the LMA into his own pharynx using local anesthesia.1 Along with Dr Brain, Dr Chandy Verghese was instrumental in describing specific techniques and device modifications that have transformed the clinical value of the LMA.2–7

The LMA Classic received wide recognition in a short time and has had a major impact on anesthesia practice and airway management.8 After almost a decade of preliminary reports ...