Table 4.
Adverse effects after using Cobra perilaryngeal airway
| Group | Sex/age (years) | Height/ weight (cm/kg) |
BMI (kg/cm2) | Bloody secretion | Ineffective ventilation | Gastric expansion | Tongue cyanosis/ protrusion |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C (n = 4) |
1 | M/40 | 174/85 | 28.1 | o | o | o | |||
| 2 | M/19 | 170/62 | 21.5 | o | ||||||
| 3 | M/39 | 165/84 | 30.9 | o | o | o | o | |||
| 4 | F/54 | 158/72 | 28.8 | o | o | o | ||||
|
A (n = 2) |
5 | M/45 | 180/89 | 27.5 | o | o | o | |||
| 6 | M/49 | 169/70 | 24.5 | o | o | |||||
Cuff pressure was set to 60 cmH2O (group C) or adjusted to minimal seal-up pressure +5 cmH2O (group A). Most sizes of the CobraPLA are #4 except case 2