Laryngeal Mask Use in Knee-chest Position in Lumbar Surgery in Neurosurgical Patients

Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica358 enrolled

Overview

Spine surgery is the most common procedure in neurosurgical setting. Some centers have chosen the patient self-position to avoid complications such as accidental extubation or loss of the iv line. The aim of our retrospective study is to describe our experience in the laryngeal mask use for airway management in patient submitted to spine surgery in neurosurgery

Retrospective analysis of our experience in the last 8 years with the airway management in spine surgery in prone position. A total of 358 cases were reviewed from 2008 to 2013. Airway management (need for LM repositioning, orotracheal intubation because of failed LM insertion), anticipated difficult airway, and airway complications were registered. Statistics were compared between groups with the t test or the χ test, as appropriate.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

358

Conditions

Airway Management Spine Surgery Prone Position

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * elective spinal surgery Exclusion Criteria: * emergency cases * complex spine surgery

Locations (1)

Anesthesia department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

safety in the use of laryngeal mask in knee chest position in spine surgery

Analyse in a 3 years period of time, the incidence of complications in patients submitted to spinal surgery with tracheal intubation versus Laryngeal mask in prone position.

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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