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Does anyone feel comfortable using muscle relaxant with a well fitting LMA? Why or why not. Most attendings I work with will never do it, and will even switch to ETT during the case if the surgeon asks for relaxation.
THIS. If a patient is such an aspiration risk that they can’t tolerate 10-15 mins of PPV through an LMA then you shouldn’t have placed one in the first place...Same here. Academic dogma. Don't do it in a 375 lb. IDDM pt. with a hiatal hernia who sleeps on 4 pillows or anything but otherwise....non-issue.
I had an attending who used to give sux when LMA insertion was not as smooth as he/she would like. Worked well.Does anyone feel comfortable using muscle relaxant with a well fitting LMA? Why or why not. Most attendings I work with will never do it, and will even switch to ETT during the case if the surgeon asks for relaxation.
Does anyone feel comfortable using muscle relaxant with a well fitting LMA? Why or why not. Most attendings I work with will never do it, and will even switch to ETT during the case if the surgeon asks for relaxation.
If I know that Im going to need muscle relaxation, I tube.
If im doing a case with an LMA and the surgeon unexpectedly needs muscle relaxation transiently, I will give 10-20 of roc with an LMA
Never would I paralyze for LMA insertion with sux or roc
Most attendings I work with will never do it, and will even switch to ETT during the case if the surgeon asks for relaxation.
If I know that Im going to need muscle relaxation, I tube.
If im doing a case with an LMA and the surgeon unexpectedly needs muscle relaxation transiently, I will give 10-20 of roc with an LMA
Never would I paralyze for LMA insertion with sux or roc
Interesting to hear everyone's real world experiences. Still living in the land of academic dogma, any of us residents would get smacked out of residency for trying something so blasphemous.
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Interesting to hear everyone's real world experiences. Still living in the land of academic dogma, any of us residents would get smacked out of residency for trying something so blasphemous.
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What is the rationale??
Not sure if this has been mentioned... but doesn't eurpore do lap choles with NMB?
Role of laryngeal mask airway in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
In my practice, with Suggamadex, it really is a no brainer to tube these patients who are getting lap choles... but that doesn't mean that I don't push some short acting NMB on selected LMA cases.
Pretty sure we train at the same place, and yep, I would get smacked.
But what is your reasoning? If it’s a short case and surgeon needs muscle relaxant, such as a simple ORIF, why not ventilate through an LMA in a skinny person who has been NPO? If concerned about aspiration, is the aspiration risk that much greater with muscle relaxant on board compared to another patient without muscle relaxant but on PSV?
If the plan is to paralyze, then what are you gaining by using an LMA?? I don’t think PPV through an LMA is a mortal sin or anything, I just don’t get the upside in this situation.
In Scandinavia, PPV through an LMA with TIVA is the most widely practiced method of anesthesia. Rarely need muscle relaxant with TIVA.
How does TIVA substitute for muscle paralysis if it is needed for optimal conditions?
I very very rarely use nmb with lma ... butIf the plan is to paralyze, then what are you gaining by using an LMA?? I don’t think PPV through an LMA is a mortal sin or anything, I just don’t get the upside in this situation.
We tube all patients getting laparoscopic cases because our SGAs aren't as fancy as yours. No gastric poet to decompress the stomach. Also a lot of our surgeons are very whiney
Oh come on, just buy some fancy ones and just wash them off in the sink between patients...
Does anyone feel comfortable using muscle relaxant with a well fitting LMA? Why or why not. Most attendings I work with will never do it, and will even switch to ETT during the case if the surgeon asks for relaxation.
/ ortho minus lateral position/
with sugammadex you can be profoundly paralysed and be spontaneously ventilating in 1 minLaprascopic cases tube regardless too easy for the lawyers. Open hernias/minor gyno less then 2 hours minus laparoscopic surgery/ any hernia open/ ortho minus lateral position/ all lma cases, even beach chair. I would not paralyize in morbidly obese or severe gerd or steep trendelenburg. Also with suggamadex if you keep your paralytic low your less then 2 min from a spontaneous breathing patient.
I don't like giving sux, try to avoid it as much as possible. I've had sux myalgias myself as a patient, and they are not fun.
So have I. It was worse than the surgical pain from my radius & ulna ORIF. Won't use it unless I need it.
Yes, you can do it and many people do. Just don't say it in your boards, that will fail you! LOLDoes anyone feel comfortable using muscle relaxant with a well fitting LMA? Why or why not. Most attendings I work with will never do it, and will even switch to ETT during the case if the surgeon asks for relaxation.
Yes, you can do it and many people do. Just don't say it in your boards, that will fail you! LOL