The laryngeal tube (also known as the King LT) is an airway management device designed as an alternative to other airway management techniques such as mask ventilation, laryngeal mask airway, and tracheal intubation.
Contents
- 1 How does a King LT work?
- 2 How much air do you put in a King LT?
- 3 What is a king laryngeal tube?
- 4 When do you use King LT?
- 5 When would you use a King LT?
- 6 Can you intubate through a King airway?
- 7 How does the King LT airway differ from the Combitube?
- 8 Why are patients intubated during surgery?
- 9 Is the King LT reusable?
- 10 Is a king a definitive airway?
- 11 When is a laryngeal tube used?
How does a King LT work?
The King Laryngeal Tube (King LT) allows practitioners to quickly and efficiently establish a secure airway without direct laryngoscopy. Not only does this create a patent airway to ventilate through, but it also occludes the esophagus, preventing gastric inflation and aspiration.
How much air do you put in a King LT?
appropriate volume of air. #3 – 50 mL, #4 – 70 mL, #5 80 mL. source. airway at the peak ventilatory pressure.
What is a king laryngeal tube?
The Ambu® King LTS-D™ laryngeal tube is a disposable, simple to use alternative airway device that provides superior patient ventilation. The King LTS-D allows the passage of the gastric tube through a separate channel. Simple. Seals in the esophagus and oropharynx to provide positive pressure ventilation.
When do you use King LT?
The KING LT-D is designed for positive pressure ventilation as well as for spontaneously breathing patients. INDICATIONS: A. Use of the King LTD airway is indicated if endotracheal intubation cannot be performed and the patient needs a secure airway.
When would you use a King LT?
1 Goal/Purpose/Description 1.1 The King Airway (LT-D) is to be used as an alternative to endotracheal intubation for advanced airway management 1.2 It is placed in the esophagus and serves as a mechanical airway when ventilation is needed for patients who are over 4 feet tall and apneic or unconscious with ineffective
Can you intubate through a King airway?
If a King LT was placed due to a difficult airway scenario, removal could place you in a ” can’t intubate – can’t oxygenate” situation. It appears feasible to insert the video laryngoscope while ventilating through the King, then deflate the large balloon to reveal the cords, place a bougie, and intubate past the King.
How does the King LT airway differ from the Combitube?
Both the King LT and Combitube are intended to have their distal tip placed in the esophagus. With the King LT the pharyngeal balloon and esophagus balloon are inflated through a single inflation port and pilot balloon, while the Combitube has two ports and pilot balloons.
Why are patients intubated during surgery?
Intubation is done because the patient cannot maintain their airway, cannot breathe on their own without assistance, or both. They may be going under anesthesia and will be unable to breathe on their own during surgery, or they may be too sick or injured to provide enough oxygen to the body without assistance.
Is the King LT reusable?
The Ambu King LTS-D Laryngeal Tube is a disposable, simple to use alternative airway device that provides superior patient ventilation.
Is a king a definitive airway?
This device has been demonstrated to have advantageous attributes as compared to other extraglottic airway devices, with favorable safety outcomes and high rates of successful insertion. However, the King LT is not a definitive airway device and is not intended for long-term use.
When is a laryngeal tube used?
Like the LMA and PLA, the laryngeal tube is designed as an alternative to the anesthesia facemask and as a potential tool for providing ventilation in patients with a difficult airway. It can be used during spontaneous or controlled ventilation.
