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AUGUST 6, 2024

Utilizing a Supraglottic Airway Device as an Intubation Conduit

When Details Matter

Thomas C. Mort, MD
Clinical Professor of Anesthesia and Surgery
UCONN School of Medicine
Senior Anesthesiologist
Hartford Hospital
Farmington, Conn.
Editor’s note: A key of abbreviations and acronyms appears below.

There is no doubt that the first-generation SGAs are ubiquitous in the OR, NORA and emergency settings. They are likely stocked in difficult airway carts, transportable airway suitcases and backpacks for rapid access to assist the STAT airway team. However, the ASA and Difficult