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. 2020 Dec:157:123-125.
doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.013. Epub 2020 Oct 24.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Do supraglottic airways protect against aerosol-generation?

Mostafa Somri  1 , Luis Gaitini  1 , Marina Gat  1 , Mhfod Sonallah  1 , Alona Paz  2 , Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos  3
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Do supraglottic airways protect against aerosol-generation?

Mostafa Somri et al. Resuscitation. 2020 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Image obtained during the application of five cardiac massages on the simulator without any airway device (Panel A) and with a cuffed 8.0-mm inside diameter Endotracheal Tube (ETT Portex, Smiths Medical, Kent, UK) inflated with 20cc of air (Panel B). Panel A shows generation of aerosol dispersion of the power, while panel B shows the effectiveness of sealing of the endotracheal tube by objectifying no leak.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
SGAs with aerosol leaks during cardiac massage. AuraGain (A), I-gel (B), LMA ProSeal (C), LMA Supreme (D), Combitube (E), LTS-D (F). All the evaluated SGAs showed similar aerosol-generating processes.
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