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Answer: Collaboration by Drs. J Lichtor and Leo Rodriguez
There has not been a study yet to show that risk is greater if an LMA is used during a procedure where there might be the risk of COVID-19 transmission. When low pressures are used for ventilation, there might be no greater risk, but if when using an LMA, if higher ventilation pressures are needed, there might be a greater risk of aerosol generation, compared to the same conditions when an endotracheal tube is used. Certainly the overall risk of coughing might be less when an LMA is used. |
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Last Edited On: 04/22/2020 11:13:16 AM By Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD, MBA, FAAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F |
