Abstract

As a 1st grade anesthesiologist trainee, I recall seeing the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for the first time in 1993, and I was surprised at the developer's great idea and design. Today, the variety of supraglottic airways is bewildering and the market for supraglottic airways is extensive in the field of anesthesia and intensive care medicine. It seems that several of these new devices will provide benefits over the classic LMA airway in certain clinical situations; but which devices and when?

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