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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-7 | Issue-08
Successful Use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway during Anesthesia for Upper GI Endoscopy in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Medhat Hannallah, Sudha Ved, Jessica Ivey, Mohammed Albugeaey, Walid Chalhoub, John Carroll, Nadim Haddad
Published: Aug. 15, 2019 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2019.v07i08.005
Pages: 479-481
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Abstract
Anesthetizing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) can be challenging because of their propensity to develop airway obstruction. The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is very effective in relieving airway obstruction during anesthesia but is seldom used during EGD because of its potential to interfere with insertion of the scope. We present 9 cases that demonstrate that the LMA can be successfully used during anesthesia for EGD in OSA patients.