Resumen

PIAS SOLIS, Sarah; ARMAS PEDROSA, Guillermo  y  PIAS SOLIS, Lisania. New alternatives of the laryngeal mask. AMC [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

The endotracheal intubation constitutes an essential part of the contribution of the anaesthesiologist in care of each patient. The difficulty to perform it endangers the life still in expert hands. The laryngeal mask arises like an accessory for the approach to the difficult anatomical air passage, guarantees an adequate ventilation of oxygenation. To describe the main characteristics of this accessory as well as to bring up to date the knowledge of its modifications, that is to say, of the LMA Fastrach and of the LMA Proseal and its applications, is the objective of this work, in the anaesthesiology service at "Manuel Ascunce Domenech" Provincial Hospital, not only in those patients with difficult intubation, but besides in who do not necessarily present anatomical difficulty that makes impossible the conventional endotracheal intubation.

Palabras clave : intubation intratracheal; laryngeal masks; anesthesia.