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Making the Switch to LMAs
What you need to know before using these devices in your center.
Wanda O. Wilson, CRNA, PhD

Why has the laryngeal mask airway found favor in same-day surgery? In large part because the device facilitates the fast-track approach to rapid post-anesthesia recovery. After all, we all want minimal residual effects and fast induction and emergence characteristics for the general anesthetic agents delivered in our ORs. I'm going to discuss how LMAs can minimize room turnover time, increase case efficiency and offer the possibility of safely adding more patients to your already busy day.

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