LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY FOR MINOR ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES: A CLINICAL STUDY.

Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has been used for many surgical procedures by the anaesthetist in general surgical procedures. It is seldom applied for oral surgical procedures. In this study we have used LMA for common minor oral surgical procedures. A total of 30 patients who required short oral and maxillofacial surgical procedure of all age group were included. Pre anaesthetic evaluation and physician fitness, as required was taken. Time taken for insertion was noted. Duration of surgery from the time of laryngeal mask airway insertion till the removal of laryngeal mask airway was recorded for all cases. Post operative dysphagia and dysphonia was evaluated by visual analogue scale and ease of placement also was evaluated with visual analogue scale. For most of the cases time taken for insertion of LMA was between 120 to 150 seconds. Only one case took around 4 minute of time for insertion and 3 cases took more than 1 hour duration for surgery. There was mild dysphagia and dysphonia after 24 hours and no other related complications were noted. Final conclusion of this study was that LMA can be used in minor oral surgical with minimal complications. - See more at: .